Steve Harmison labels Lord’s ticket prices a ‘disgrace’ as shock pictures of empty crowd for England Test win go viral

Ex-England cricketer Steve Harmison has actually branded Lord’s newest ticket rates a ‘shambles’.

England won the Test series versus Sri Lanka over the weekend, sealing success in the very first 2 Tests.

There were very few fans in attendance for England's victory — There were really couple of fans in participation for England’s triumphCredit: Getty

The travelers were going after 483 in the 2nd Test on Sunday and England’s Gus Atkinson ended with 5-62 to leave Sri Lanka 292 all out and beaten by 190 runs.

However, there were really couple of fans seeing England commemorate their Test triumph, with the most inexpensive ticket offered being £95 – and Harmison thinks the north London place’s rates is ‘ridiculous’.

“I mean it’s a joke,” he informed talkSPORT Breakfast on Monday. “I mean, it’s an absolute shambles.

“We have a great way in our sport of really sort of kicking ourselves between the legs.

“£95 for a day four ticket is ridiculous. I think that tells you everything about that place.

“I really can’t understand… Everybody [drops their price], apart from Lord’s. Lord’s say ‘oh we’ve dropped our ticket prices for the West Indies series’, I’m sorry.

“All around the country, you go day five and it is £10. At Trent Bridge last year, [they] let people in for free I think.

“That was only possibly going to be the morning session.

“Like I say, we have a big way of kicking ourselves in the nuts with stupid things like this.”

Pictures show just how sparse Lord's was as fans voted with their feet — Pictures reveal simply how sporadic Lord’s was as fans voted with their feetCredit: Getty

television video cameras revealed big varieties of empty rows, not to mention seats, inside the ground and pictures of the sporadic crowd rapidly went viral on social networks.

The ground’s capability is 30,000, however it is thought just 9,000 remained in participation.

And Harmison firmly insists rates individuals out of tickets will just do additional damage to this branch of the sport amidst competitors from other variations.

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The previous Ashes winner stated: “We’re trying to revive Test cricket. We’re trying to give it some life. We’re struggling with franchise and white ball cricket.

“Well, and do you know what, that was a joke yesterday.”

Even England’s own gamers remembered of simply how peaceful the ground was.

“It was kind of weird,” stated Ollie Pope, England’s stand-in captain. “A few of us have been strolling in each day, and we were like, ‘Jeez, it seems quiet today.’

Fans on social media stated they would have loved to have gone to Lord's, but had been priced out — Fans on social media stated they would have loved to have gone to Lord’s, but had been priced outCredit: X:@bbctms

“I’m not sure if people expected the game to be done by day four or what… It’s a shame it wasn’t a full house, it was obviously a good day’s play where we had to work hard for those eight wickets.”

Fans on social networks regreted the choice, too.

One quipped on X: “190 for two at Lord’s. Not the lunch score, just the ticket price.”

“This is so sad. Lords basically empty for day 4 when England should win the series. £95 for adults is just ludicrous. Should be £50 max, £10 for kids. Test cricket doesn’t help itself at times,” a second stated.

The last Test versus Sri Lanka starts on Friday at London’s The Oval.

A win will seal England’s very first 100 percent Test summer season record considering that 2004.