Revealed: How Lord's is taking drastic action to sort pitch problems for 2027 Ashes Test after 'unsatisfactory' surface against New Zealand

Daily Mail - Oct 20, 2026

LAWRENCE BOOTH: The groundstaff had only clear 10 days before the first Test against New Zealand in June, when a surface of variable bounce was rated 'unsatisfactory' by the ICC.

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