Trescothick: 'Every series should feature Lord's'

Date released: 17 December 2008

Trescothick's book won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Amidst the debate about the number of Tests at Lord's, former England opener Marcus Trescothick says every series should feature at least one game at 'The Home of Cricket'.

Trescothick was in London promoting his best-selling, William Hill Sports Book of the Year winning autobiography 'Coming back to me' and Lords.org grabbed the chance to catch-up with the talented West Country batsman.

When the topic turned to Lord's, Trescothick was unstinting in his praise of 'HQ':

"It's the best ground in the world." he said.

"Playing international cricket here, with a full-house - it doesn't get any better. Most people around the world would agree with that.

"You have the best views from the dressing room; the best lunches and teas and stuff upstairs but the whole ground is just fantastic.

"The history here, when you walk through the Long Room, is second to none."

Trescothick's Test record at Lord's

Batting stats - 11 Tests at Lord's (76 Test caps)

^{Stats from CricInfo's StatsGuru}

Bradshaw sitting in the stands at Lord's MCC Secretary and Chief Executive, Keith Bradshaw, has been asked to comment about rumoured ECB plans to have more Test matches outside London:

"We have big plans to redevelop the ground." Bradshaw said.

"If we don't have assurity of major matches, which underpins future investment, we will have to ask ourselves if those plans are still justified as a major investment."

Trescothick in his batting pomp at Lord's - scoring 194 against Bangladesh Somerset-based Trescothick says Tests need not be moved away from the capital: "I don't think you need to reduce the number of Tests in London.

"Every series should have one game at Lord's.

"We should keep it here [London]. I don't see any need to change that."

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