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After promising that the ground’s name won’t be changing, MCC have released pictures of what the £400 million redevelopment of Lord’s cricket ground will look like. A series of plans (PDF) depict new stands that mesh nicely with the UFO-like Media Centre, increasing the capacity …

The mania for re-naming stadia after corporate sponsors (cf: the new Spurs ground, Stamford Bridge, sportsdirect.com@St James’ Park) won’t spread to the verdant greens of Lord’s cricket ground. Despite needing to raise hundreds of million of pounds for a refurbishment of the ground, owner MCC …