Basin Reserve, Wellington

England in the field at the Basin Reserve during the March 2008 Test that leveled the series, with the town belt hills rising behind the grass banks. The Basin is New Zealand's oldest first-class cricket ground and the only one listed as a heritage site, and it sits in the middle of a traffic roundabout in central Wellington. There are few big stands: most fans watch from the embankment, and the wind off the harbor is part of every Test. Capacity is small by international standards, which is exactly its appeal.