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Last Updated: Tuesday, 19 July, 2005, 13:37 GMT 14:37 UK

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Ashes ground guide: The Oval in pictures




1 of 8 London's Kennington Oval lies south of the Thames and within sight of the Houses of Parliament and the Millennium Wheel




2 of 8 The huge playing area, which first hosted a Test in 1880, is surrounded by some of cricket's most famous landmarks




3 of 8 Most notably the gas holder, which dominates the skyline at the Vauxhall End of the ground




4 of 8 But that has now been added to with a futuristic new stand




5 of 8 It cost �25m to build and has taken the capacity up to 23,000




6 of 8 The Oval has a far more relaxed atmosphere than Lord's, London's other Test venue




7 of 8 The pavilion, built in 1897, remains the ground's focal point




8 of 8 Although the players now change in, and emerge from, the modern Bedser Stand to the left of the pavilion

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