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The ECB has not given up plans of hosting the first day-night Test in England in 2017.While plans to host Warwickshires final Championship match of the season against Lancashire at Edgbaston under lights have now been shelved - both clubs remain in danger of relegation from Division One and are unwilling to add an element of experimentation into such an important fixture - ESPNcricinfo understands that fixtures in Division Two will be considered instead.Matches at Leicestershire (who host Glamorgan) and Gloucestershire (who host Sussex) from September 20 are deemed especially suitable, with none of the clubs involved in the promotion challenge. All the clubs involved would have to agree before it is confirmed that the match could be held under lights. ESPNcricinfo understands that Leicestershire may be precluded from using their lights for the fixture due to planning restrictions.While sitting outside in the evening in late September might not be hugely attractive to spectators, the ECB feel it is necessary to conduct further tests - not least into the deterioration of the pink ball used in day-night Test cricket - before making a final decision as to whether a floodlit Test could be played in England next year.Edgbaston remains the target venue for the first floodlit Test in England with West Indies the opponents identified. That Test is due to start on August 17. Warwickshire has already hosted a 2nd XI fixture under lights at Edgbaston.Tickets for that game go on sale in mid-October, Neil Snowball, the Warwickshire CEO, told ESPNcricinfo. So we really need to have made a decision before then so people know what they are going to be watching.I went into that Second XI match open-minded and came out of it very positive about day-night cricket. We would like to make it work and I think the ECB would, too, but we would need to come to a conclusion within the next few weeks.Andrew Strauss, the director of England cricket, remains a supporter of pushing the day-night concept forward after the inaugural floodlit match in Adelaide last year.We are looking at it from a sample size of one at the moment but on reflection that seemed like a good match for Test cricket, he said. The question will always be: is that something we can and should replicate in this country, are there other things we can do? What I dont want us to do is stick our head in the sand and pretend everything will be okay. There will always be people who will saying everything is fine and dandy as it stands, but with the shifting sands of international cricket we need to be proactive rather than reactive.There remains a chance that one of the Ashes Tests in 2017-18 could be played under lights - Australia have day-night Tests against South Africa and Pakistan in their coming season - and while Strauss said he would ideally want England to play one before an Ashes campaign he would still be open to the idea regardless.Where I am generally with day-night cricket is that I dont want to let performance get in the way of taking Test cricket forward, so if Australia want us to play a day-night Test then I think myself, our coaches and players are comfortable with that as a concept. What wed need to be clear on is how we prepare ourselves properly for that. 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"Given the way the meeting transpired," Ray Halbritter, an Oneida representative and leader of the "Change the Mascot Campaign," said Wednesday, "it became somewhat evident they were defending the continued use of the name.Being a blue-collar midfielder on the verge of his 300th AFL match, Scott Thompson would never dare talk publicly about that elusive premiership.But the 33-year-olds answer was instructive when asked what still drove him in the game.Three losing prelims isnt a good track record, is it?, the much-admired Adelaide veteran said.The Crows have soared into third position on the back of a seven-game winning streak, raising legitimate hopes that they can contend this season.Thompson is in the last season, or so, of his outstanding career and the contested-ball animal admits he is impressed by what he sees around him.It would be unfair to single out any side as better than another, he said.But ... as a club right now, we sit in a pretty good position.Thompson had played 39 games in four seasons at Melbourne when he was traded to the Crows at the end of 2004.The following two seasons, he was part of Crows teams that lost preliminary finals and they did so again in 2012.The third of those near-misses was also the season when Thompson earned his one All-Australian selection and won the club best-and-fairest award for the second time.This Saturday, he will become the fifth Adelaide player to reach 300 games - and the first to do so after starting his career at a different club.Thompson is joining Crows royalty, with Andrew McLeod, Tyson Edwards, Mark Ricciuto and Ben Hart the others to reach the milestone.I certainly held them in the highest regard when they played and, tto be reaching that milestone myself, albeit over two clubs, certainly I will be proud of when I finish, Thompson said.ddddddddddddne of footballs good blokes said the only downside to his longevity in the game was the lack of respect from teammates.Wayne Milera was just three when Thompson made his senior debut in 2001.The only thing that keeps me reminded (about how long he has played) ... is getting called fossil and old such-and-such and maybe a couple of other words I cant describe in here, Thompson said.A clear key to that longevity is how well Thompson takes care of himself.Asked if he has the best rig at the Crows, the impressively built midfielder smiled and answered probably.He joked about doing weights: I stare at them and they lift themselves.Thompson continued the banter when asked how much pride he took in helping younger midfielders step up since Patrick Dangerfields departure to Geelong.Thats all my doing - seriously, it is, he said.More seriously, Thompson said the development of teammates such as the Crouch brothers and Jarryd Lyons was testament to the clubs coaching.And he hopes his faultless workrate will remain an example long after he eventually retires.In this club, I would like to walk away leaving some form of legacy that I worked hard, got the best out of myself, taught other players good habits, he said. 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