The Daily Telegraph - 01.08.2019

The Daily Telegraph Thursday 1 August 2019 *** 7

E SERIES WILL BE WON AND LOST

The best seat in

the house

The Compton and

Edrich Stands –

dead behind the

wicket, with the

famed Lord’s

pavilion as the

backdrop. Dreamy.

Best place

to drink

The Duke of York

on St Ann’s Terrace

offers special

cricket menus, and

its facade is one of

the prettiest in

north London.

How’s the

atmosphere?

Lord’s is famous

for its “hum”, but

it exploded at the

end of England’s

World Cup final

victory. Has it

finally found its

voice?

England at

Lord's

England v Australia

at Lord's

331

Average first

innings score

since 2010

1.1°

Average swing in

Tests since 2010

3. 3 2°

Average spin

degree in Tests

since 2010

Won Drawn Lost

Won Drawn Lost

55 49 32

714 15

81

82

metres

86

70

81 86

60 65

NURSERY END

PAVILION END

N

Barmy

rating

5 /10

Rose Bowl

Bramall Lane

Sophia Gardens

Trent Bridge

Old Trafford

Edgbaston

Headingley

The Oval

Lord's

Riverside

August

22-26

The best seat in

the house

The Western

Terrace is

enjoyably rowdy

but might be best

surveyed from the

new three-tiered

Emerald Stand,

which straddles

the rugby pitch

behind and makes

its Ashes debut

this year.

Best place

to drink

The Original Oak

has a massive beer

garden, and often

sets up a big

screen outside –

one not to be

missed if you

cannot find a

ticket.

How’s the

atmosphere?

Yorkshire crowds

love to get on the

back of Australi-

ans. Expect a

carnival if Joe Root

or Jonny Bairstow

start to conduct

the Western

Terrace.

Third Test Headingley

70

metres

71 70

72 77

66 72

65

The inside track

Steve Patterson,

Yorkshire

fast bowler

England at

Headingley

England v Australia

at Headingley

261

Average first

innings score

since 2010

1.1 3 °

Average swing in

Tests since 2010

3 .66°

Average spin

degree in Tests

since 2010

Won Drawn Lost

Won Drawn Lost

We have had some good surfaces here this

year, and a couple of high-scoring games.

Headingley depends more on overheads. If it

is hot and sunny, it will be a high-scoring

game; if it is overcast and a bit chilly then I

would expect a few low scores, as the ball

will do a bit. As a bowler, going downhill from

the Kirkstall Lane end you tend to get more

carry, so you are more in the game for caught

behinds, whereas bowling up the hill from

the Football Stand end, it does not bounce as

much. At that end, you are trying to bowl for

lbws and bowleds.

Most memorable

Ashes moment

Only one contender – Ian Botham’s 149 not

out in the third Test in 1981. England had

been asked to follow on, but Botham’s

bludgeoning partnership with Graham Dilley

changed the direction of the match and they

set Australia 130 to win. The tourists were

going well until Bob Willis, switching ends to

tear in downhill, took eight for 43, firing

England to an 18-run win.

33 18 25

78 9

KIRKSTALL

LANE END

FOOTBALL

STAND END

N

Barmy

rating

8/10

September

12-16

The best seat in

the house

The OCS Stand is

stunning, but you

cannot appreciate

it by sitting there

so face it from the

Peter May Stand

with the gasworks

at your back.

Best place

to drink

The Fentiman

Arms is perfectly

situated for a

post-cricket pint,

and its colourful

interior is

particularly

enticing.

How’s the

atmosphere?

South London’s

cricket citadel is

edgier than its

genteel northern

neighbour – with

the series often

decided in SE11,

the mood can be

boisterous.

Fifth Test The Oval

The inside track

Liam Plunkett,

Surrey and

England

fast bowler

England at

Headingley

England v Australia

at Headingley

326

Average first

innings score

since 2010

1.1 5 °

Average swing in

Tests since 2010

3 .8 3 °

Average spin

degree in Tests

since 2010

Won Drawn Lost

Won Drawn Lost

They always produce great wickets at the

Oval. If batsmen get stuck in, they can score

big runs – the outfield is very fast and the

square is huge, so you get good value for

your shots. Jason Roy, a Surrey boy, will know

that better than most – his record here is

great and that is partly because he plays lots

of attacking shots. Rory Burns and Sam

Curran will know this ground like the back of

their hand, as well, so England’s batsmen

should have an advantage. All that said, there

is also a bit of nip in the pitch for the bowlers

and it can be quite dry, which can produce

spin later in the match.

Most memorable

Ashes moment

The first English venue to host a Test match,

the Oval was also responsible for the creation

of the Ashes. In 1882 Australia won by seven

runs – a match so tense a spectator is said to

have chewed his umbrella handle – and the

Sporting Times printed a mock obituary for

English cricket, claiming its ashes would be

taken to Australia. England captain Ivo Bligh

vowed to regain them, and the series was

born.

42 3722

16 14 7

68

metres

VAUXHALL END

PAVILION END

70 68

70 67

67 68

66

N

Barmy

rating

7/10

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