Does England need a new, bigger cricket stadium?
The crowds are flocking to the grounds for the Ashes, paying as much as 70 pounds for a seat
Cricinfo
25-Feb-2013
The crowds are flocking to the grounds for the Ashes, paying as much as 70 pounds for a seat. Jamie Jackson writes in the Observer that even the biggest of England's cricket grounds, Lord's, has only a capacity of 28,000 - less than a third of the likes of the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. He examines whether having a newer, larger stadium - or using London's Olympic stadium for cricket - would allow more people to watch the game and at more affordable prices.