‘An absolute s***show!’: Cricket fans fume at huge queues outside Lord’s to get into England vs New Zealand Test with many waiting over an hour and missing opening wickets
- Cricket fans complained about large queues to get into Lord’s for the opening day of the England vs New Zealand Test match
- Some fans said they’d queued for an hour and missed the first few overs
- England’s James Anderson took two early wickets as New Zealand batted first
Frustrated cricket fans complained about missing the start of the England vs New Zealand Test match after huge queues to get inside Lord’s.
One supporter who’d waited over an hour to get through the gates took to Twitter to brand the situation as an ‘absolute s***show.’
Another tweeted their annoyance at listening to the pre-match national anthems over the wall after delays and missing the first ball.
A good number are likely to have missed the early James Anderson breakthrough for England after New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat first.
Andrew Spooner replied to an announcement of the two line-ups on the Home of Cricket Twitter account by writing: ‘The fans are not however. Looooooong queues to get into the ground. Got here at 10. Unlikely to see the first ball. Sigh.’
Long queues outside the Lord’s gates prevented some fans from seeing the start of play
Spectators are searched as they wait to gain entry to Lord’s on the first morning of the Test
Paul Townley tweeted an image of snaking queues outside the Home of Cricket as some fans missed the start of the England vs New Zealand Test
The Lord’s account apologised for the lengthy queues as fans complained on social media
Julia Prague described a ‘bonkers new gate system’ which caused delays getting in
Another fan described ‘huge queues’ and bars being closed ahead of the start of play
Paul Townley tweeted a picture of the lines and wrote: ‘Absolute sh*t show getting into Lord’s this morning. Will be an hour from joining the queue before I get in. Big prices and treating fans like fools.’
He said he joined the queue at 10.10am but didn’t get inside until 11.05am, describing the situation as ‘pretty shambolic’.
Julia Prague wrote: ‘Not impressed @HomeOfCricket – not managed to sell out tickets for the test as so expensive and now we’re all stuck outside queuing in your new bonkers new gate system despite getting to the ground with plenty of time. Hearing the anthems over the wall.’
Sportsmail has contacted the MCC for comment.
Those late-arriving fans were likely to have missed an excellent start for England as Anderson took the wickets of Will Young and Tom Latham to on his return to the side to reduce New Zealand to 2 for 2.
More to follow.
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