Former England bowler Stuart Broad believes the day-night Ashes Test in Brisbane will be a "lottery", as the team that bats first will most likely win.

England are 1-0 down in the series after their eight-wicket defeat in the opener in Perth, which lasted just two days after poor batting displays.

The second Test in Brisbane gets under way on December 4 and sees the return of the pink ball, which has not favoured England in the past when playing Down Under.

They have lost all three of their day-night Tests in Australia, with a 120-run defeat in Adelaide in 2017 being followed by a 275-run loss at the same venue and a 146-run defeat in Hobart, both in 2021.

Broad thinks the team that wins the toss and bats first will have a massive advantage, due to the conditions of the new ball.

"We know the pink-ball Test, having played a few ourselves, is a bit of a lottery," he said on the For The Love of Cricket podcast.

"Ultimately, the best team generally wins Test matches, but this one, it's on a bit more of a knife edge of conditions.

"I’ll wake up in the morning and still be incredibly disappointed…

"But all of my focus and energy will be going into getting the group back up and moving our thoughts onto Brisbane."

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"If you can get a brand new ball under the floodlights at the Gabba, you should be taking wickets, and you can break the game open. It is all about timing a little bit of when you bowl with the brand new ball.

"That is why I don't like bowling first in pink-ball cricket, because you bowl with a brand new ball in daylight, and it doesn't do a lot.

"By the time you get to the twilight period, the ball is 60 overs old and doesn't do anything – and the new ball comes too late in the day.

"Winning the toss and batting is pretty crucial in the pink-ball Test, in my opinion. That is my feeling in pink-ball cricket. It is going to be one hell of a challenge."