It's every cricket lover's dream to be locked inside Lord's. And for one man at the iconic Home of Cricket - it's exactly the position he finds himself in.
The coronavirus pandemic and lockdown across the UK have put the sporting calendar on hold, including what would have been the start of the county cricket season over Easter weekend.
For Lord's head groundsman Karl McDermott, he finds himself as just one of just a handful of people currently allowed to pass through the famous Grace Gates.
His team's meticulous hard work during the long winter months to get the square and outfield ready for a new season have been for nothing.
But McDermott, who lives inside the ground with his young family, is still working hard, spending hour after hour either sat on the lawn mower or the heavy roller - in isolation of course - to ensure that if cricket is given the thumbs up to resume later this summer, Lord's will be ready immediately.
"Getting up in the morning and being at work on your own and not greeting the lads is a bit strange really," he told BBC Sport.
Had the coronavirus lockdown not been enforced on 23 March, Lord's would have been a hive of activity for the past couple of weeks, with McDermott and the rest of his ground staff in the final stages of pre-season pitch preparations before Middlesex's opening County Championship Division Two fixture against Worcestershire on 12 April.
Across the square and outfield, a typical day would have seen three people on rollers getting the wickets ready and another three to four staff members cutting the outfield each day.
"I haven't sat on the roller so much in years," McDermott said. "My deputy still comes in a couple of days a week and he is looking after the Nursery Ground, but we're working in complete isolation from each other.
"That's a great help, I can concentrate on the main ground and it's sort of a throwback to being a club groundsman, where you're managing everything yourself."
The enforced break from cricket comes after one of the busiest and eventful summers in the game's history last year as Lord's hosted England's dramatic World Cup final win over New Zealand before witnessing Jofra Archer steaming in at full pace to Steve Smith and company during the subsequent Ashes series.
"It's nice for the square to have a rest," McDermott added. "We spend six months of the year trying to make it look pretty and the other six months beating the living daylights out of it.
"I would have liked to use this down time to complete some more reseeding and top-dressing of the wickets, but you have to prioritise the big jobs when you're working on your own."(bbcsport)