England’s best-known cricket grounds have come into their own this summer, noisy and proud as they loom large over their various cities
Even if spending eight hours getting pissed in fancy dress while clutching replica sandpaper is your idea of a living hell, you have to admit that Edgbaston’s Hollies Stand made itself known. Tim Paine started the first Test by arguing that Edgbaston was not in the top 15 most intimidating venues in the world, but Cameron Bancroft and David Warner experienced a physical hit as they strode out into that wall of sound on Thursday morning.
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