ENGLAND wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow believes there are still a few tweaks needed to make day-night Test matches work out in the middle.

Edgbaston hosted a first day-night Test with the West Indies, which England won by an innings and 209 runs inside three days.

Despite both the poor weather and collapse by the tourists, who were forced to follow on after England posted 514-8 declared, the event was deemed to have been a success, with Friday's attendance of 23,922 the best for a non-Ashes Test since 2001.

England will take on Australia under the lights for the second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval in December – and there have been suggestions a day-night Test could yet become a permanent fixture in home matches going forwards.

Yet Yorkshire star Bairstow feels a few logistical problems need to be ironed out as players adapt to the change in playing conditions with the pink ball.

"It was the first time it had really gone dark, obviously earlier on the summer we played, but the lights did not take effect until later on," he said ahead of the second Test, which starts at his home ground of Headingley on Friday.

"Being out in the middle when the ball was perhaps a bit older, it was pretty tough to see.

"I am sure there are going to be some adaptations. But as for now, yes it was a good experiment and, yeah, there is (another) one coming soon."

Tom Westley managed only eight runs in the first Test, out lbw to Miguel Cummins on review.

The Essex batsman accepts the new format will take some getting used to on both sides of the crease.

He said: "The day-night Test was a brilliant spectacle, something I will remember for a very long time, playing in the first one ever in England. However, it did feel a bit like an experiment at times.

"No-one quite knew how the pink ball was going to behave, what it would be like batting and fielding under floodlights. There were elements of the unknown, which isn't ideal.

"Having said all that, it was an amazing experience. The atmosphere, in particular, was fantastic."