England and Pakistan fans have packed into Lord's for Britain's biggest full capacity crowd since the pandemic with 30,000 crammed in to the Home of Cricket for the One Day International.
Saturday's match, the second in the series after the Ben Stokes-led England trounced their opponents in Cardiff on Thursday, was slightly delayed by rain but that did not dampen the spirits of the thousands at the test event.
Fans were able to to watch the match without the need for face masks or social distancing in the first England men's game at Lord's since their triumphant 2019 World Cup final.
The game is part of the third phase of the government's Events Research Programme which hopes to get full capacity crowds in venues despite the ongoing pandemic.
To enter, ticket holders aged over 11 had to show proof of full vaccination with both doses, a negative Lateral Flow test taken within the past 48 hours, or evidence of natural immunity from a positive PCR test in the last 180 days, but not the last 10.
Spectators look on from the grandstand during the second One Day International between England and Pakistan at a full capacity Lord's
Saturday's match, the second in the series after the Ben Stokes-led England trounced their opponents in Cardiff on Thursday, was slightly delayed by rain
Fans were able to to watch the match without the need for face masks or social distancing in the first England men's game at Lord's since their triumphant 2019 World Cup final
Many of the crowd on Saturday were Pakistan-supporting Britons hopeful of exacting revenge on England after Thursday's heavy defeat
Saturday's game is part of the third phase of the government's Events Research Programme which hopes to get full capacity crowds in venues despite the ongoing pandemic
Once inside, fans had to check-in via the NHS app and face masks were encouraged but not necessary while walking around the ground.
The rule of six does not apply and neither does social distancing, meaning large groups can gather at bars and restaurants in the stadium.
Many of the crowd on Saturday were Pakistan-supporting Britons, while the iconic yellow and red ties of the MCC members were also on show.
Earlier this week, Wimbledon became the first sporting event in Great Britain to be played in front of a full house this year on its Centre Court and Court No1.
Once inside, fans had to check-in via the NHS app and face masks were encouraged but not necessary while walking around the ground
Many of the crowd on Saturday were Pakistan-supporting Britons, while the iconic yellow and red ties of the MCC members were also on show
The rule of six does not apply and neither does social distancing, meaning large groups can gather at bars and restaurants in the stadium
England and Pakistan fans packed into Lord's for Britain's biggest full capacity crowd since the pandemic with 30,000 crammed
