Last day of the Lord’s Test sold out
July 25th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANSLondon, July 25 (IANS) The fifth day of the first Test between India and England was sold out as fans queued up in large numbers outside the majestic Lord’s Cricket Ground.
Lord’s official Twitter feed estimated 20,000 people were waiting in line two hours before the start of the last day’s play of the 2,000th Test.
The queue snaked down side streets in the St John’s Wood area of London, the Guardian reported.
Fans were advised against travelling to Lord’s Monday morning if they were not already in the queue to get into the ground.
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