the trent bridge system is hysterical. From what I can work out, they have about 1/3 of the ground capacity still available... in single seats.

I tried coordinating with a friend, and at one point I had literally all the odd seats in a stand (about £10,000 worth) added to my basket as I worked my way back to the row he had tickets in to see if there were any spare adjacent to his seats. Stupidly, I found a pair together.

If you'll forgive the nostalgia, time was that you could ring up trent bridge and have a sane conversation with someone about where you could sit, what the view was like, if you could see the big screen etc. etc. Not any more. They should limit the number you can buy, and let you see the actual seating plan so it's not so hit and miss.

I'd say they were sorting it out for the next Ashes series, but of course the ECB has decided they're missing out.

Bastards.

I didn't even bother with the killers. Partly because I knew it would be a shambles, and partly because I'm in Ecuador! I have a colleague who goes and queues up at the arena from about 2am in the morning so he can max out his tickets in the front row. He then touts them on ebay and makes a tidy penny. He tends to avoid the gigs with a standing area though - not so profitable. He argues it's market forces. I argue that he's a tosser.

ST
(who lives within cheering distance of the bridge!)