File photo of former England captain Michael Vaughan.© AFP
Ahead of the first England-New Zealand test at Lord’s, which kicks off on Thursday, former captain Michael Vaughan lashed out at not enough tickets being sold, citing expensive prices as the reason. “Lords not full this week is an embarrassment to the game.. Try blaming the Jubilee if they want to but I guarantee if tickets weren’t £100-£160 it would be full!! Why are they so expensive???” he tweeted.
The fact that Lords are not full this week is an embarrassment to the game. Try to blame the Jubilee if they want to but I guarantee if the tickets weren’t £100-£160 it would be packed!!! Why are they so expensive??? #Men #ENGvNZ
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 31, 2022
He even had a suggestion to fill the stadium more.
“How about coming up with a way to get the remaining tickets at Lords for kids with a parent for £40 to make sure it’s full.. it’s the school holidays and there will be lots of kids around to to go to the test match ??” he tweeted.
How about coming up with a way to get the remaining tickets at Lords for kids with a parent for £40 to make sure it’s full.. it’s the school holidays and there will be lots of kids around to go to to go to the test match ?? @HomeOfCricket † #Men #ENGvNZ
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 31, 2022
The three-game streak against New Zealand marks the beginning of a new era for the English Test side as it will be the first assignment for Ben Stokes as the full-time captain and Brendon McCullum as the new head coach.
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England announced the playing XI for the first Test at Lord’s on Wednesday.
England XI: Zak Crawley, Alex Lees, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (capt), Ben Foakes (wkt), Matthew Potts, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
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