The first match of the ICC World Test Championship series between the England cricket team and the New Zealand cricket team will get underway tomorrow at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. It is the dream of every fan to witness a Test live at Lord’s, which is called the Mecca of Cricket. However, this year, more than 10,000 tickets have remained unsold for the Test at the iconic venue.
One of the major reasons behind the decline in the ticket sales is the high price. Fans and cricket experts have blamed the high prices for the unsold tickets. Nevertheless, the ICC World Test Championship series between the England cricket team and the New Zealand cricket team will start tomorrow morning, and ahead of the game, an interesting picture from Lord’s has gone viral on social media.
A Twitter user shared a picture of how the operators were having a pre-match run on the scoreboard, and they did not show much faith in the opening pair of the home team. The score read 7/1 after one over. Here is the photo:
Lord’s scoreboard operators have a pre-match run through and not showing much faith in England’s top order pic.twitter.com/0FHBpdXD35
— Nick Hoult (@NHoultCricket) June 1, 2022
Some Twitter users joked that the influence of new head coach Brendon McCullum is visible because the score was seven runs after the first over in a Test match on English soil, which is a rare sight.
Who will open the innings for England against New Zealand tomorrow?
The England cricket team has announced its playing XI for the opening Test of their home summer. The duo of Zak Crawley and Alex Lees are set to open the innings for the team.
It will be interesting to see if the duo can give a good start to the team. Or else, the scorecard reads the same as it did during the pre-match run.
