|Does the white ball behave differently?|
|Around the Academy:
A cricket ball's round and hard, right?
Well, not exactly.
Many players claim white balls have more swing and more sting than the more traditional cherry-red ones.
The Sport Academy decided to investigate.
Why were white balls introduced in the first place?
Under these conditions a white ball is easier to see than a red one.
So is there a difference in the way they are made?
All cricket balls are made from cork and latex rubber on the inside with leather on the outside.
But white balls show up scuffs and blemishes more than red ones.
So they have a harder wearing coating to stop them getting dirty.
What do the manufacturers say?
They insist the only difference between the two types of ball is the colour.
They say the two balls are manufactured from the same materials in exactly the same way.
"The various processes that are involved in making the white ball are similar in every aspect to the way the red ball is made," said Stuart Waterton, brand manager of Kookaburra Sport UK.
"They go down the same production line with the only variation being the colour of the leather.
"A great deal of effort and emphasis is placed on ensuring that the performance characteristics of the balls are the same," he added.