Kane Williamson grateful to be making fifth and final Test appearance at Lord's

[p]Lord's, which has staged more Tests than any other venue, is cricket's most historic arena and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/williamson-kane/vwPL9D1D/"]Williamson[/a] has no intention of taking his latest appearance there for granted.[/p][p]"[b]It's always a special Test,[/b]" the batsman told reporters at Lord's on Tuesday.[/p][p]"[b]I've played for a while and only get a handful of opportunities to come to Lord's and play and have the experience that you have here.[/b]"[/p][p]Williamson, a veteran of 109 Tests -- but only four at Lord's -- added: "[b]I know for a number of players in the dressing room it's their first time and they're pretty excited at that prospect.[/b]"[/p][embed guid="215c3785-8a5d-4daf-b8e5-547529255bed" url="https://x.com/bbctms/status/2061851782201106933" social-type="twitter" /][p]Asked why playing at Lord's, the headquarters of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in north London, was different to other grounds, the 35-year-old added: "[b]I think the way they maintain the tradition is quite special. It's unique to Lord's.[/b][/p][p]"[b]The history that surrounds it, the effort that goes into all of that. You come here and you notice those differences to all other grounds.[/b][/p][p]"And I mean, every ground is different. But walking out to the pitch through the Long Room (of the Pavilion), bumping into a few (MCC) members, and obviously the lunches are iconic.[/p][p]"[b]There's a number of things that are memorable here, but it is a special place to play. And I think everybody feels it their first time and also values every opportunity that they have.[/b]"[/p][embed guid="81dc96a7-e809-4261-95e9-b5863b445d21" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n00L4X0mbtI" social-type="youtube" /][p]Williamson has scored over 9,000 Test runs at an average of 54.58 including 33 centuries.[/p][p]While celebrated batsmen [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ponting-ricky/6PtEJMI0/"]Ricky Ponting[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tendulkar-sachin/dIkIjtjM/"]Sachin Tendulkar[/a] and Brian Lara all failed to score a Test hundred at Lord's, Williamson got his name on the dressing room honours board with an innings of 132 back in 2015.[/p][p]"[b]I suppose the honours board is something that people talk a lot about,[/b]" said Williamson ahead of Thursday's opening day of the first Test.[/p][p]"[b]A memorable time some time ago, but I do remember it fondly[/b]."[/p]