New England Test captain Ben Stokes has urged cricket chiefs to examine ticket prices after it emerged that the first Test under his captaincy is set to have thousands of empty seats.
Around 16,000 seats remain unsold at Lord's for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Test between England and New Zealand, with the Barmy Army critical of the expensive ticket prices amid the cost of living crisis. As of Wednesday afternoon, the day before the Test is due to start, almost 700 tickets are unsold for day one, with the cheapest price a whopping £110 (including for under 16s).
Of the thousands of tickets that remain unsold for the remaining days, the vast majority are also priced at over £100. Chris Millard, managing director of the Barmy Army told the Telegraph : "We do not get tickets at Lord's as a group, but speaking to a lot of people who go every year they have been put off due to price and the cost of living crisis."
