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The Pavilion, Lord's
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Picking the Line

Middlesex return to Lord's on Friday when they host Durham in the next round of the County Championship. Sports writer and Middlesex fan Layth Yousif outlines...

30.04.26, 09:00 Updated 30.04.26, 10:36 4 Minute Read

Layth Yousif

If, like this correspondent, you enjoy a perambulation during a rain break, or at lunch during a county game – less so at a Lord’s Test due to the crowds, and, as the day progresses, the increasingly rambunctious imbibing – then a stroll around the fringes of this great ground is a must.

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Layth Yousif Freelance sports journalist and Middlesex fan

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