by Ben Croucher BBC Radio Kent

Kent captain Geraint Jones inspects the pink ball with umpire Nigel Cowley

Kent vice-captain Geraint Jones laughed off suggestions that a pink ball could be introduced in Test matches.

Glamorgan beat Kent by eight wickets in the first four-day match in England to trial day/night cricket.

Former England wicketkeeper Jones told BBC Radio Kent: "You couldn't play Test cricket with that ball. It would be the most boring game on earth.

"In terms of us playing county cricket with a pink ball, not in my lifetime I don't think."

He added: "The balls made it a one-sided contest, heavily in favour of the batsmen.

"You couldn't play all year with a pink ball like that. It'd be the end of so many bowlers."

Both Kent and Glamorgan accepted an offer from the England and Wales Cricket Board to experiment with the pink ball in a floodlit first-class game.

It is understood the ECB were keen to choose a match without any silverware, promotion or relegation issues resting on it.

Despite successfully completing the four-day game at Canterbury, the ball came under scrutiny by players and coaches alike.

Kent director of cricket Paul Farbrace said: "Let's go back to the red ball and white ball. I don't like it.

"The ball is the most important thing in cricket but it wasn't right. I'm not a fan of pink ball cricket."

On a slow wicket at the St Lawrence Ground, neither side's seamers could extract any swing or movement with the ball.

Glamorgan introduced their spinners in the seventh over of the match and when the seam split, the umpires were reluctant change the ball because of the limited number of replacements available.

However, Jones did find one positive from the match.

"Our lights worked, very well. The rest, not a lot going for it."

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