“Jeremy! Jeremy!” Handkerchiefs folded in top pockets, tan jackets and slacks, panama hats with egg-and-bacon straps. “Good to see you! I thought you might be here. Are you sitting up top?” Chateau D’Esclans, 2021, £47.50 a bottle. “No, Marks and Sparks, good, aren’t they?” Candy cane blazers, red chinos, pink cheeks. “But I had had a drink or two.” A formal standard of dress applies in the pavilion on all match days. You can only buy one if you have membership, same with a blazer. Footwear not appropriate to a formal setting includes flip flops, strapless sandals, branded/leisure trainers, canvas shoes, walking shoes/boots and running shoes.
Lord’s, of course, day one of the Test.
