A Reasonable Request

If you're at a Test Match and are planning to go out to lunch at 1 o'clock with no intention of coming back into the ground anytime before 4pm, DON'T BOTHER COMING BACK. On your way out, give your ticket to someone who really wants to watch the game.

That way, everyone wins;

1) You get to boast to your mates about ''A day out at the Test Match'' and have a laugh about how you ''didn't see much that happened after lunch!''

2) The authorities get £50 quid out of you for your ticket.

3) Someone more deserving gets to see the best part of a days cricket.

4) The players get to play in front of an appreciative crowd for the whole day.

5) Those of us watching on TV, or still in the ground, don't have to put up with the obscene sight of thousands of empty seats throughout most of the afternoon.