James Forsyth James Forsyth

For cricket’s sake

England have had a fantastic day in the cricket today, reducing India to 155 for six at the close. But I still can’t get over the stupidity of the ECB who are refusing to guarantee Lords a Test match every summer.

Despite having the biggest capacity of any cricket ground in England, Test matches at Lords sell out.

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