Draper eyes tennis at Lord

Bradshaw is the newly appointed chief executive of the MCC and is overseeing a period of considerable change, one that Draper is keen to be involved in.

An operations manager has apparently already inspected the grass in front of the grandstand which is not affected by the infamous slope on the ground, as well as looking at the Nursery End.

"Keith and I have similar thoughts in terms of how sport can grow and Lord's has a lot going for it," Draper said.

"I would hope we can run exhibition events from 2008 and a tournament for the top women pre-Wimbledon. Lots of women want to be in and around London at that time and there are very few locations with the infrastructure for world-class events.

"Technically we could hold another event at Queen's but we would still have to build a tennis city. At Lord's, the Grandstand and transport infrastructure are in place already and it would be a matter of erecting three temporary stands. We shall have to make a decision after Wimbledon is over."

Bradshaw has emphasised the focus of change at Lord's is on cricket but also revealed that talks with the LTA have taken place.

"But we would look at staging tennis if Roger Draper suggested it," the Australian said.

"We have had talks with the LTA to see if the main ground would be suitable for an exhibition contest. I don't think it would work in front of the pavilion because of the slope but the Nursery End might be a possibility."