The battle to stage Test cricket in England has seen Lord's and The Oval adopt the same slogan that London is the Test capital of the world.
And that was demonstrated on Thursday when around 50,000 spectators paid to watch rain-hit cricket in the capital. The Oval was full for the first day of its 100th Test and Lord's sold out in advance for the T20 match between Essex and Middlesex.
The staging of domestic Test matches will become more competitive in 2020 when the number of games drops to six per summer - with Lord's banking on keeping two Tests per year.