- England beat Sri Lanka by 190 runs within the second Check at Lord’s to win the collection
- After a century in England’s first innings, Gus Atkinson took a five-for on day 5
- There have been tens of 1000’s of empty seats at Lord’s for the ultimate day of play
Ollie Pope bemoaned solely 9,000 folks turning as much as witness England wrap up a Check collection win over Sri Lanka.
Regardless of the primary three days attracting full homes of 31,000, the ultimate acts of the 190-run win had been performed out in entrance of swathes of empty seats at Lord’s.
Pope, deputising as Check captain for Ben Stokes, stated: ‘It was type of bizarre. Just a few of us had been strolling in and it was like, “Jeez, it appears quiet”.
‘It is a disgrace it wasn’t a full home as a result of it was clearly day’s play.’
Ollie Pope bemoaned solely 9,000 folks turning as much as witness England win on Sunday
The ultimate acts of the 190-run win had been performed out in entrance of swathes of empty seats at Lord’s.
Earlier, MCC stated they might evaluation pricing for Lord’s Assessments after their second match of the summer time didn’t emulate the primary 4 days promoting out in opposition to West Indies in July.
‘While our gross sales in 2024 have been the perfect exterior an Ashes yr, we will probably be paying specific consideration to the construction of fourth-day tickets in our pricing opinions given the way in which Check cricket is now being performed,’ stated MCC chief govt Man Lavender, attributing England’s Bazball model of pushing the sport ahead shortly for followers’ reluctance to plan to attend on day 4.
