Maybe not that strange. England haven’t won the Lords Ashes Test for 74 years. Here is a look at the different Ashes Tests played at Lords and won by England

England won by inns & 5 runs on July 21-23, 1884
England won by inns & 106 runs on July 19-21, 1886
England won by 7 wickets on July 21-23, 1890
England won by 6 wickets on June 22-24, 1896
England won by inns and 38 runs June 22-25, 1934

Cool

England win by an innings and 9 runs. New Zealand were rendered helpless and found wanting on the fourth day of the Third Test. We had earlier reported how KP saved England on the first day! Maybe that proved to be the catalyst for a really inspired performance by the Poms.
Making 364 in the First Innings in Trent Bridge seldom means trouble. So England were always in a relaxed state of mind, with just a few hiccups, as they mercilessly bowled out New Zealand twice over two and a half days. James Anderson took 7 for 43 in the …read more