Cricket Australia on Tuesday welcomed ICC’s decision to approve the much-debated concept of playing day-night Test matches, and said the world body’s new ruling will pave the way for day-night Tests becoming a reality soon. In a decision intended to boost the flagging popularity of the five-day game, the ICC on Monday gave its nod to day-night Test matches but left it to the interested parties to choose the type of ball to be used. CA CEO James Sutherland, who has long argued that cricket needs to recognise that fans have a better chance of watching Test cricket if it is played at night, patted ICC for their innovative decision. ‘Test cricket is by definition played on at least three week days, times when most people are at work or school, and this limits the ability of fans to attend or watch on TV,’ he said in a statement.