Home of Cricket

After a dawn 22 miler eight of us headed over to St Johns Wood for a birthday present tour of the incredible Lords cricket ground. I've always wanted to do this

Despite the torrential rain we took in the museum where the ashes urn is held, the long room and changing facilities of the famous pavilion. The honours boards, the paintings of legends of the game, the walk down to the wicket. Over to the media centre and nursery practice grounds where the newly arrived West Indies were practising

What a sports arena stooped in history

A shame about the British summer