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The media centre at Lord’s
2 years ago, mid-JuneA decidedly rubbish photo of my view from the media centre during the interval, England v Sri Lanka, June 18, 2006. I’m going to The Oval tomorrow and will have my proper camera with me - and I might pop into Lord’s on Wednesday (day off) to take some more of the media centre, assuming that’s ok with the powers that be.
My First One-Dayer
2 years ago, mid-JuneSounds like something out of the Early Learning Centre. Super headline, that. Anyway, bloody marvellous day today, one of the very best. Massive, even. Far too knackered to write any more on this useless excuse of a laptop so will furnish you with details tomorrow. England lost, in case you didn’t know.
The Bearded Wonder
2 years ago, mid-January
A photo of The Bearded Wonder at Lord’s
Talking of which, Frindall’s must-buy annual Playfair is available to preorder on Amazon and is only £3.99. Which seems well cheap to me.
Lord’s: the old, the new
3 years ago, mid-June
The old - the new
Photo taken by Today is a good day @ Flickr.com.
I thought this photo, found on Flickr, was absolutely awesome: the old and the new, at Lord’s. Lord’s is often talked about as having a special atmosphere, players almost able to “smell” the history of the ground - and with the Pavilion and the Long Room, it is steeped in tradition. But it’s also a ground which is constantly evolving and changing and modernising - almost seamlessly.
When the Media Centre went up a few years ago, it was likened to a spaceship (and Cherie Blair’s mouth)…there were some doubts as to whether old and new would mix successfully. It’s now a firm favourite with most fans at the ground, and rightly so - absolutely stunning building, if that’s your bag.
So, I loved seeing this photo of the Long Room (wood. Lots of brown, old wood) and the uber-modern, uber-understated (uber-white!) Media Centre. What a contrast.
