TheRey
Striker
I suppose with Hampshire its convenience. Relatively modern, decent facilities, hotel on sight. Perfect for broadcasters too.
Its just totally devoid or soul or charm and in the middle of nowhere.
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Lords
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Its just totally devoid or soul or charm and in the middle of nowhere.
They hiked their prices but to nothing like Lords or the Oval.
There is a balance imo. I’ve said on a recent thread that I’m fucked off with lords prices personally, it’s got madYeah your population density is certainly a fair argument up to a point.
Is it right just to sell to people who can afford the Lords prices because you can sell them and price ordinary folk out of it.
Plus there is still this element of British superiority complex that I don’t like in sport in this country.
The Golf calling themselves ‘ The Open and the winner ‘ champion golfer of the year’ as if other tournaments don’t matter.
And Wimbledon and Lords test is just another example of that snobbery outlook.
Imo of course
Voice of fair play
Striker
Yeah I see that a iconic venue the traditional aspect to it and touring teams wanting to play on it,
But inevitably I suppose that’s taken advantage of commercially and prices just keep going up and up.
Don’t agree with it.
There's little doubt that there's a large degree of snobbery with those prices. Can't have the common man mixing with the egg and bacon brigade.
The Breen Machine
Striker
I'm sure they weren't far off mind, £140ish which is only about £20 less than the most expensive at Lords.
The egg and bacon stuff is limited to the pavilion. The prices are just because they can.
It’s £25 tomorrow fwiw
The Breen Machine
Striker
The prices are a bit of a piss take but you do get something unique to other grounds, and generally away from the members pavilion I don't find it "stuffy". We've always sat in Edrich/Compton upper and generally been surrounded by pleasant people from a mix of backgrounds.
Yeh, but there were a fair number for £60 at Headingley. Doubt if you'd get anything as cheap at Lord's or the Oval.
My experience as well
Raymondo
Central Defender
I get what you’re saying, but cricket and football can’t really be directly compared in such a way.
The Breen Machine
Striker
Why not? It's far cheaper to watch a county game than a professional football game at the top level, football is no working class sport.
Raymondo
Central Defender
Should be free to be honest, but I’m not getting stuck into them over that.
Because in football there is such a thing as a national stadium, in cricket, most countries will only play one Test per year at the same venue. Test cricket traditionally is played at different places - whereas football generally isn’t.
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The Breen Machine
Striker
Fair point but Lords is seen as the home of the cricket and generally the headquarters for the English national team.
Riverside, Old Trafford, Headingley, Trent Bridge, The Oval.
I'd love it if they were the Test match grounds.
Maybe Cardiff instead of OT or Headingley.
I'd love it if they were the Test match grounds.
Maybe Cardiff instead of OT or Headingley.
Making it free doesn’t make any sense. As nice as it sounds
Paddy O'Dors
Striker
Been there to watch a couple of days play at over £100 a time and done the tour at £25. The tour was by far the better value/experience.
It's terrible that a snooty private members club has so much influence over the second most popular sport in the country in 2025 tbh.
It's terrible that a snooty private members club has so much influence over the second most popular sport in the country in 2025 tbh.
I used to live in North London and watch Middlesex play a fair bit, as well as seeing some day 5s of test matches.
Now I live in South London and have been going to the Oval for a few years, it’s no exaggeration to say I may never set foot in Lord’s again! It represents so much wrong with cricket and society, and they’re just so far up their own arse.
Tickets are expensive anywhere (especially in London), but at least if I spend £100 for an oval test match, I can enter the pavilion and enjoy the facilities without wearing a suit and tie, and without the air of pretentiousness wafting around.
You also have bellends like Farage and Rees Mogg in previous years at the Lord’s test, more just to be at the Lord’s test than to be at a cricket match, making it all a bit of a circus.
Now I live in South London and have been going to the Oval for a few years, it’s no exaggeration to say I may never set foot in Lord’s again! It represents so much wrong with cricket and society, and they’re just so far up their own arse.
Tickets are expensive anywhere (especially in London), but at least if I spend £100 for an oval test match, I can enter the pavilion and enjoy the facilities without wearing a suit and tie, and without the air of pretentiousness wafting around.
You also have bellends like Farage and Rees Mogg in previous years at the Lord’s test, more just to be at the Lord’s test than to be at a cricket match, making it all a bit of a circus.
Raymondo
Central Defender
It makes perfect sense, it means it is far more likely that you’ll fill the ground, thus creating some sort of atmosphere. Cause clearly charging an arm and a leg as they have done for the first four days hasn’t helped create one.
It’s sold out I think
