Cricket: Is it time to strip Lord’s standing as a Test venue?

Before we start, take a look on the variety of overs bowled within the final 5 Test matches performed at Lord’s
England vs Australia – 290.1 (Draw due to the climate)England vs Ireland – 175.3 (England received)England vs India – 170.3 (England received)England vs Pakistan- 267.2 (Pakistan received)England vs West Indies – 203.3 (England received)
With 90 overs per day, which means matches at Lords are lasting 2 or 3 days at most, with these persistently poor pitches, is it time to strip Lord’s standing as a Test centre? 
If each pitch was like this, then there could be no level in enjoying the longer format.
Yes, you count on it to seam and swing in England, however not like this; the sport ought to not less than stretch into the 4th day, if not the fifth, else why are we enjoying 5 day matches?
I’m taking nothing away from seamer’s efficiency on such pitches; we will look again at batsmen who made 100s on these pitches and admire simply how exceptional it was.
However, you shouldn’t have a pitch which is producing an unplayable supply darting round corners each second ball.
I perceive we would like contrasting pitches and circumstances around the globe and are not looking for Test cricket to be formulaic; every nation must have its personal identification however we additionally need Test matches to final 5 days.
There are international locations, together with India, who produce turning tracks to go well with their spinners, however not less than the sport goes into the 4th day there, like it’s taking place in Chennai proper now.
The perfect state of affairs is a pitch which gives one thing for the short bowlers to start out with, flattens out after which spins later within the match, however not one the place batsmen haven’t any likelihood in opposition to the ball transferring in every single place at 150 Kph for days.
I perceive that groundsmen do get it mistaken typically and this isn’t a private accusation in opposition to any workforce or particular person, however to be persistently mistaken for years?.
Some folks can also suppose it’s a case of bitter grapes as a result of India misplaced at Lords very simply final time round however my opinion has nothing to do with that. I’ll criticise “2 days Test pitches” in India simply as harshly.
When you see one thing that’s not proper or within the sport’s curiosity then it’s important to converse up, it is vital for Tests to have the potential to go on for 5 days, there’s a lot at stake.
There is a accountability to protect Test cricket as it’s discovering itself beneath menace from different sources.
It could also be that the perfect facet does win this match and collection. However Lord’s pitch shouldn’t be appropriate for Test cricket and I might strongly take subject with anybody who says that it’s.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) must be sturdy sufficient to take motion if Test pitches usually are not of an acceptable high quality.
That applies in India, Australia or anyplace on the planet.
With the finals of the World Test Championship – which is meant to be the entire purpose for Test cricket as of late – happening at Lord’s in the summertime, the ICC ought to critically take into consideration the suitability of Lord’s because the venue.
Just as they’ve with sluggish over-rates, there needs to be a penalty system in place, and persistently poor pitches, like at Lord’s, ought to lead to them dropping their standing as a Test venue.
*Of course you’ll by no means learn such an article from a “serious” cricket journalist, you’ll solely learn this- this.