It was the first test of the English summer, England vs West Indies. Both teams were coming off poor displays at the world cup, had new coaches, new captains and injury worries so they had a few points to prove. Hamish and I were lucky enough to get tickets to day one so we packed up a picnic and got there in time for the first ball, following a delayed start because of rain.
It was a bit of a frustrating day, mainly because England weren't bowled out within the first hour in conditions which should have assisted the swing bowlers. There were also a couple of delays for bad light which was complete rubbish and the crowd wasn't happy. Nonetheless, we saw 60 overs of cricket, watched Alistair Cook get a hundred, ate and drank exceptionally well all day and even saw the Queen (we were at the other end of the ground though).
A week later Bevan and I went back and did a tour which was really good. We were walked through the famous Long room, taken into the dressing rooms, saw the Ashes, walked around the grandstands and taken into the media centre. Unfortunately we weren't allowed to take photos of anything in the old Pavillion, or even from the balcony and of course you can't take photos of the Ashes or it would shatter into a million pieces..... nontheless we managed a couple of token shots around the ground.
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