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It`s called pressure and it emanates it`s self all over the world, Wembley,Wimbledon,Superbowl,Ashes, Open Championships you name a big sporting event and pressure is there some self inflicted, some inflicted by others and it is how you cope with the pressure that determines your performance!

A better link to illustrate your record at Lord's:

If one gleans through the pages of history, one comes across the name of Indian batsman Dilip Vengsarkar who scored three centuries at Lord's during his three visits to that historic arena.

I'm always hearing what a special ground that Lords is to watch cricket. I went there for the first time last year for the India Test. I was in the Edrich Stand where the proles go. I didn't like it. The horrible concrete covering was low and kept out all the sun. It was like watching cricket from a bunker and the atmosphere reflected this..

Give me me OT or Headingley any day

I'm always hearing what a special ground that Lords is to watch cricket. I went there for the first time last year for the India Test. I was in the Edrich Stand where the proles go. I didn't like it. The horrible concrete covering was low and kept out all the sun. It was like watching cricket from a bunker and the atmosphere reflected this..

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Agreed. Lords might be special for the players and media, but for the average fan it is largely a horible wreck of a ground, uncomfortable all round and in places it suffers from the curse that no cricket ground should, a lack of ability to see the action properly.

I hope the talked of redevelopments happen because they are LONG overdue.

Lord's is over rated and over priced. Prefer The Oval for location, atmosphere, price, and vibe. Not to mention we have such a bad record at Lord's!

Having visited Lords a couple of times I have to agree with the comments by Haverjack. Being in the lower tier of the Edrich stand on Sunday was absolutely freezing. Maybe overhead heating should be provided!! I think maybe thermals will be the order of the day for my next visit - even though it will be July and hopefully warmer outside I am sure the 'bunker' will still be cold. I still enjoyed the cricket though.

Having been lucky enough to see test cricket at Lord's for the past five years (although this year I confess that pricing issues mean I'm going to settle with Headingly) I agree with the above comments on the Edrich and Compton stands. The lower stands are not a particularly comfortable place to watch cricket, and can be quite cold.

I have however sat in the stands either side of the pavillion, and indeed on the top of the Compton stand, and it is a wonderful place to watch cricket. The noises coming out of Lord's seem to be that the Compton and Edrich stands are coming down, and I agree, it is long overdue

I went to Lord's for the first time two years ago to see England draw with Pakistan- and I too was disappointed. The ground was fine, but nothing special. Probably I didn't experience much of what makes Lord's special. But as a casual spectator, many of the stands were rather ordinary. Nice to be able to take in booze though.

I find Trent Bridge a more attractive ground. Certainly the SCG and MCG are far more impressive. But then my favourite ground is a bit of a dump, the Kensington Oval, Barbados. Sometimes the spectators can make the occasion. Not something I found at Lord's.

Don't agree with the comment about Old Trafford. It's an eyesore and the stewards are terrible.

I was first taken as a school boy to see The Victory Test in 1945 and sat under the old Grandstand.Since then I have sat in almost every place around the Ground.under what is now the Edrich Stand is the coldest !The Mound Stand the hotest with a danger of sunburn !.The Old tavern was the best as you could talk to the fielders whilst having a drink ! But it uis the atmosphere that really matters and to walk round the Ground during a break in a TYest match is to see The World !And it is the best in the World and to see it all take The Tour !
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