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CHRIS Rogers is one of few colour-blind batsman to play Test cricket but he can see well enough to know his Test career will fade to black if he fails to fire against England this summer.
Rogers learned of his eyesight condition as a child and while he cannot see a pink ball for quids, the traditional red one can also pose problems, particularly at the Gabba.
With its multi-coloured concourse, Rogers has been known to lose the ball in the maroon Gabba seats during his long periods in the middle batting for Victoria.
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The gritty left-hander can only hope a similar fate does not befall him against an England side plotting to terminate his baggy green career.
"I have always known I am colour blind,'' Rogers said. "It's something you have to adapt to as you go along, but there's no pink-ball cricket for me, that's for sure.
"I would never play with a pink ball again. I played one game and didn't see the ball at all so it was a bit pointless.
"Thankfully, I will be long gone before day-night cricket comes along."
For now, Rogers' prime concern is whether he gets his eye in and converts starts into tons.
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At 36, Rogers is playing only his seventh Test. It has been a long road to the baggy green and he is acutely aware that time offers him no latitude for failure.
Former opener Simon Katich was axed from the Test side at 35 after averaging 50 in the previous calendar year. Rogers is averaging 35.09 and admits he must consolidate this summer or risk a permanent return to domestic duties.
"You see the younger guys performing (and) there is always going to be a push for the next big thing," said Rogers, who hit 110, his maiden Test ton, in the recent Ashes in England after making his debut against India in 2008.
"As an older player, your spot is on the line, but that is the challenge I have had to face throughout my whole career.
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"It's nothing different. I will enjoy it for what it is and not worry about it too much."
Rogers, who has plundered 20,795 first-class runs with 63 centuries, says he has come to grips with the dark years when he struggled to appear on the national selection radar.
"When you feel you are outperforming a lot of other guys who were younger, that was hard to take but I'm over that," he said.
"I now enjoy it for what it is and a chance to play for Australia.
"Everything is still quite new for me. There probably won't be too many opportunities for me so I will enjoy the new experience of playing the first Test of an Ashes series at the Gabba.''
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