Also or formerly known as West End
Capacity 6,500
End names Pavilion End, Northern End
Home team(s) Hampshire, Hampshire 2nd XI
The Rose Bowl, Hampshire's fourth home and its most state-of-the-art, was designed by award-winning architects Michael Hopkins & Partners and hosted its inaugural first-team match in 2001. The ground, shaped like a circular amphitheatre, and its highlight - the three-storey pavilion with canopied roof - is a splendid feat of architecture, but not, as yet, backed up by easy access. One of the venues for the Champions Trophy in 2004, the Rose Bowl received widespread criticism when access to the ground for England's key fixture against Sri Lanka proved extremely difficult, as 16,000 spectators descended. Nevertheless, Hampshire's ambitions continue unchecked: floodlights are set to be installed in 2006, paving the way for their hopes of becoming the premier venue for day-night internationals in England. The ground's development - costing a whopping ?24million - ran into financial difficulties in 2000, before a Hampshire businessman and cricket enthusiast Rob Bransgrove stepped in to secure its future.
England v Australia 20:20 Match live from The Rose Bowl
David Gower: welcome for this exciting 20:20 Match betwenn England and Australia, this is a perfect start the summer for the up coming Natwest Series, Natwest Challenge and the Ashes
Our Commentary team today is Nasser Hussain, David Loyd, Bob Willis, Ian Botham, Michael Holding and of course me David Gower
Ian Botham:welcome to the its a very cloudy day today so thier is high chance of rain but the weather forecast says thing will brighten up so lets keep our fingers crossed
the pitch is always bolwer friendly here at the rose bowl so the team batting first will look to bowl first with the swing and seam
Australia won the toss earlier and decided to put england in
that is already an advantage to aussies as conditions favour bowling
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