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[ad_1] Some avoidable scenes unfolded in the Lord's Cricket Ground Long Room after the conclusion of the second Ashes Test between England and Australia. Unhappy over the manner in which England wicket-keeper batter Jonny Bairstow was dismissed, some of the members targeted the Australian team, creating a ruckus in the Long Room, even forcing the security to intervene. An MCC member, however, has now opened up on the scenes that unfolded in the Long Room, revealing what exactly happened as the Australian players returned victorious from the ground."What surprised me was that it wasn't better policed, especially given the military career of the chief executive," a member of Marylebone Cricket Club told the Telegraph UK. "I mean, he can sort out Afghanistan but he can't sort out the Long R...

[ad_1] Lord's will provide a fitting backdrop to this week's Ashes drama as the spiritual 'Home of Cricket' hosts the second Test between England and Australia.AFP Sport looks at the story of the world's most famous cricket ground:The historyWhen the Marylebone Cricket Club was founded in 1787, its first home was Dorset Fields, a venue in north-west London chosen by ambitious entrepreneur Thomas Lord.In 1814, MCC moved up the road to St John's Wood, the site of the current Lord's ground.Lord eventually sold the ground to a Bank of England director, William Ward, for £5,400 ($6,800), but his name lives on.In 1877, MCC invited Middlesex to adopt Lord's as its county ground, an arrangement which continues to this day, with the venue also staging England Test matches at least once, and often...