Scotland's Watson was in agreement: "It was easier to pick up than the white ball, " he added.
He was 60, but not yet ready to retire to the mountains or chase a little white ball.
How could a game about controlling a little white ball be so relevant?
"MCC were tasked with finding a white ball that lasts the course, " the club's head of cricket, John Stephenson told BBC Sport.
He also designed the white ball gown she wore four years ago.
Stephenson was encouraged by the way the pink ball - which is really a dyed white ball - stood up to the punishment.
She comes off a deceptively short run but she hits the pitch and the bat hard and gets movement early on with the white ball.
In Test cricket they always wear whites and play with a red ball, whereas in the shorter game they wear coloured clothing and play with a white ball.
Harmison looked more like the bowler who previously struggled with the white ball, offering too much width as the stylish Amla carved him away for four boundaries in an over.
"He obviously lost a bit of confidence in the one-day arena when he couldn't hold the new white ball but he's found it again and been bowling well of late, " said Blackwell.
For those of us obsessed with chasing the proverbial white ball, accurate stats are tough to come by -- unlike the pros who have every drive, chip and putt scoped to the nearest inch.
Amateur video show by Russian television depicted a white streak of light like the cloud from a jetliner quickly expanding to a large white ball that eventually sent shock waves throughout the city of Chelyabinsk.
Because a white ball becomes discoloured towards the end of a 50-over one-day innings, making it difficult for the batsman to pick out, current International Cricket Council regulations state that after 34 overs, the ball must be changed for one of similar age, that has been cleaned and rewhitened.
Leeds substitute Aidan White crossed the ball from the right and Ibrahima Sonko, under pressure in the six-yard box, could only play the ball to Snodgrass, who duly converted.
Their best-known experiment involved asking viewers to watch a brief video of people passing basketballs and to count the total number of times the players wearing white passed the ball.
The "Red, White and Blue Inaugural Ball" and "Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball" closed out Sunday's activities.
The Red, White and Blue Inaugural Ball and Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball are also scheduled in the capital.
In past years he has played drums in a white jumper and disco ball while descending from a ballroom ceiling at the opening of the Clarion Hotel Post in Gothenburg, Sweden.
What the boys on the basketball court cared about was not whether white kids came and played ball with them.
He completed the hat-trick two minutes after that as he cut a swathe through the white defence and laced the ball past the wrong-footed Poom.
Jonas provided the ball, and the white boys brought a Portuguese referee.
White gained slight turn from a ball that was pitched on a length outside off stump and Tendulkar, attempting to run it down to third man, handed Hayden a straightforward catch at slip.
"It's about the quality of the ball and the fact the white one doesn't last 50 overs, " a spokesman for the game's lawmakers, the MCC, told BBC Sport.
There's also a furry, brindle cowhide ball, and a blue and white custom version for a Dallas Cowboys fan.
Ten thousand Gothenburgers watched fireworks while Stordalen descended from the ceiling inside a giant disco ball he wore a white jumpsuit and hardhat on the way down, playing drums with the energy of a caffeinated teenager.
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White Sox manager Robin Ventura also played his college ball at Oklahoma State, where was a three-time All-America.
But Scotland gifted the three points straight back from the kick-off when Jason White fumbled his catch and John Barclay caught the ball offside.
Mr. Workman was known for having a whimsical streak, packaging books with toys such as jacks and marbles, a soccer manual that included a ball and a karate manual with a white belt.
Gloucester carried that momentum into the second half and after Ben White was sin-binned for slowing down the ball, they moved the ball right after a quick-tap penalty for Simpson-Daniel to score and Robinson converted from the touchline.
Secret Service dogs make routine runs on White House grounds throughout the day, every day, Ball said.
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