So I have been to Lords, the home of cricket. I'm very happy that I can give that one a big tick off the list of things to do and places to see. The day started very well with the quick fall of the English cricket team. Then New Zealand got in to bat, I got my banner confiscated and everything kind of went downhill from there.
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| "Sorry love but I have to take that off you" |
I wasn't too upset with my banner getting taken off me but me and my friends were talking about how at a place like Lords you can really see a visible divide among the classes. It's all very posh and you can tell cricket (in England) is very much a gentleman's sport. However, I was a bit sad I wasn't allowed one more picture of my sign. In the end I decided it was a good thing I wasn't left to hold it and people know I was a kiwi because when I thought things couldn't get any worse for New Zealand they did. Talk about feeling sick in your stomach! It got to the point when when a ball was bowled and it wasn't a wicket you could breath a sigh of relief. I went with a friend who I trained to be teacher with back home, Nicola, and her boyfriend, Andy, and we just watched in disbelief. Our exciting outing at Lords was cut short and well we all in shock and devastated. NZ had done so so well up until that point. We said to each other how happy we were that the rest of NZ would have been sleeping oblivious to the outcome until the morning and were wondering about the news headlines. I've just read the write up on stuff.co.nz, heartbreaking stuff.
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| Nicola and I trying to stay in good spirits at the break |
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| Our high score was 13... What the hey?!? |
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| I really felt for Brendon... He spoke well though |
When NZ were all out we waited around for the speeches but weren't ready for our day at the cricket to be over so hung around Lords, opened a bottle of wine and sat on the grass enjoying the sunshine. We had to make sure we made the most out of our Lords experience! On our walk around the grounds we spotted the Ashes trophy, that was a high light.
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| I hope Australia thrash them! |
It is safe to say that I will never, ever, forget my day out at Lords... :(
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