Coming to the Lord's Test?

Date released: 23 August 2010

Are you coming to the England v Pakistan Test at Lord's from Thursday 26 to Monday 30 August? We've got advice on things to look out for, travel tips and more to make the most of your visit.

Travel | Preview | Kids | Live | Books | Green

Tickets

A limited number of tickets are still available for all of the first four days of the Test. Tickets for day five at Lord's are not sold in advance.

Prices start at just £5 for under-16s; £45 for the cheapest adult tickets.

• Latest ticket information

Travel

Lord's is well served by both Tube and bus routes:

• Plan your route to Lord's.

On Saturday 28 August the Victoria line on the Underground is entirely closed.

On Sunday the Jubilee Line (which serves St John's Wood tube station) is closed between Wembley Park & Stratford stations. The Metropolitan line is also partially closed on Sunday - between Baker Street and Aldgate stations.

The Jubilee Line is also entirely closed on Bank Holiday Monday 30 August - should the match last into a fifth day.

Use the TfL Journey Planner to plan your route.

There are a number of alternative ways to get to the Ground - not least some picturesque walks.

Walk this way - signs to Lord's New signage helps point the way from Baker Street station, a gentle 20-minute walk from Lord's. Or why not enjoy a canal-side stroll from Paddington to Lord's (about 20-25 minutes)?

You can find details of all the walking routes using the Lord's journey planner.

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Preview

Download free Andrew Strauss wallpapers Pakistan sealed a memorable win south of the river, at The Oval, last week. That leaves the series finely balanced at 2-1 ahead of the match at Lord's.

Another victory for Pakistan would ensure the series ends in a draw, a prospect which looked unlikely after England took a 2-0 lead with convincing victories at Trent Bridge and Edgbaston.

Andrew Strauss and his England team will be keen to erase the memories of that defeated at The Oval. The Test at Lord's is England's last before this winter's Ashes tour in Australia.

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Kids at Lord's

Bringing children to Lord's? MCC want all young cricket fans to enjoy a safe trip to The Home of Cricket. Lord's operates a free wristband scheme.

One of the wristbands The wristband is completed with the parent or guardian's contact details and seat number.

Then, should the child get lost around the Ground, a Lord's Steward can help reunite them with their parent/guardian.

• Find out more about the wristband scheme

Youngsters' fun day out doesn't have to wait to start until you reach the Ground either. Why not try some of our travel cricket games to make your journey to Lord's even more entertaining?

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Signings & more

There are always many famous faces at Lord's and during the match some of them will be signing their new books.

One of cricket's foremost writers, David Frith, will be signing copies of his book 'Frith on Cricket' during the Lunch interval on Thursday.

Former England captain and coach - now Sky Sports presenter, David 'Bumble' Lloyd will be signing copies of his book 'Start the Car: The World According to Bumble' at Friday lunchtime.

Signing of the times: Michael Holding There are two signings on Saturday: at lunch West Indies legend and Sky TV commentator Michael Holding will be signing copies of his new book 'No Holding Back'. During the Tea interval former Zimbabwe cricket Henry Olonga will be signing his book 'Blood, Sweat & Treason'.

On Sunday, Daily Express cricket correspondent Colin Bateman, will be signing copies of his book 'String Fellows - A Cycling Odyessey into Cricket's Heartland'.

The signings all take place in a specially allocated booth near the Food Village at the Nursery End of the Ground.

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Proudly English

Lord's is also very proud to be famously 'English' from the iconic MCC 'egg and bacon' tie to Afternoon Tea taken in the Harris Garden.

Our Head Chef has been working hard to ensure as much of the produce used in our kitchens is sourced from the very best British and English farms.

On top: Kentish cherries On Saturday new 'Fruit Booths' will be dotted around the ground selling some delicious punnets of cherries and strawberries - sourced from farms in nearby Kent.

They're the pefect accompaniment to a day at the cricket - so keep an eye out and grab some before they're all gone!

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Making Lord's greener

Keep an eye out for the Lord's recycling bins MCC are always striving to make Lord's even more environmentally responsible.

We are asking those that come to the matches at Lord's to help us with our recycling efforts.

Every 'litter station' around the Ground now has three, colour-coded bins:

Blue bins: For glass
Green bins: Dry recyclables: paper, card, plastic and cans etc.
Red bins: For general waste (cartons with food on etc.)

A few years back most of the rubbish from Lord's went to landfill - a far from ideal situation.

MCC have already made moves to turn that around and reduce our impact on the environment.

Taking last year's sold-out Ashes Test as an example, 120 tonnes of rubbish was produced:

• 70 tonnes was used in a waste-to-energy plant (about 58%)
• 23 tonnes were recycled (about 19%)
• 2 tonnes of glass were re-used
• just 25 tonnes was sent to landfill (about 21%)

This season we have improved our management policies and aim to reduce the quantity sent to landfill to no more than 5% and to increase the proportion recycled.

You can help us to achieve this simply by using the appropriate bins for your rubbish.

If you have any questions or would like more information you can e-mail our Sustainability Manager or write to Sustainability, MCC, Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood, London, NW8 8QN.

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