Monday, July 18, 2016

Lord's


Have nothing to do today at 3.30 noon. The five day England-Pakistan Test at dear old Lord's got over in four days with Pakistan 1-0. Father Time at Lord's perhaps has watched the game most, over a hundred years and could be the best informed cricket scorer. For four days sat in front of the TV from 3.30 to about 11 licking cricket at Lord's. English supporters for England; Pakistan supporters for Pakistan; a norm, a rite and a democratic right honoured; Lord's full or near to; champagne, wine in glasses below a blue sky; champagne corks lined up in designs on the green grass; men and women in love with cricket and themselves; pigeons; did not spot anyone smoking; TV cameras caught Sourav Ganguly, Mike Brearley, Imran Khan.... At Lord's, medium pacer Chris Woakes takes 11 wickets and England loses; leg spinner, 30 year old Yasir Shah, collects 10 wickets, Pakistan wins. Cheers Curator. Felt, Englismen could not much read Yasir. Offie Ravichandran Ashwin please note. Suppose, you cannot play Yasir with stiff legs. Yasir breaks or spins the ball, easy; some are curlers. England did not have Jimmy Anderson and Ben Stokes. Comfy with Pakistan captain Misbah; a chilled Coke; smiles; thanks Lord's crowd for not booing Mohammad Amir. DRS is doing fine; sure, it is not perfect know-how; but science does not argue perfection. When Pakistan won and push-upped, Thomas Lord of Lord's thanked all. Me did. The first match at Lord's present ground was on June 22, 1814 between Marylebone Cricket Club and Hertfordshire, says google. Lord's today is not at its original site, being the third of three grounds put up by Thomas Lord between 1787 and 1814. Eden Gardens in Kolkata, was designed in 1841 and named after Eden sisters of Lord Auckland, governor-general of India with the first recorded Test in 1934. Will India invite Pakistan for a 5 Test series in India with DRS and pitches unpicked. Son Ganesh asked if Indians in India could watch and enjoy a Test with wine, women and wickets fair? Well, are we sporting? 

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