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Why does Lord's have a slope, and why haven't they fixed it? | CRICKET EXPLAINED
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Lord's is cricket's most famous ground, and the slope of the playing surface is one of its defining features. But why does it exist in the first place? Harrison Foote explores the history of the Home of Cricket, looks at how the slope affects how cricket is played, and asks, why haven't they ever fixed it?
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