MCC chief executive Keith Bradshaw has revealed that Lord's would welcome the opportunity to stage neutral Tests and IPL matches.

Bradshaw, who has been in India recently to visit Indian Premier League franchises, has already been in talks withbillionaire businessman Sir Allen Stanford over the possibility of staging a Twenty20 competition.

And he also made it clear that Lord's should be the first port of call should a neutral venue be sought for future Test matches.

"It is our heartbeat to have major matches, so as well as our England Tests and ODIs, we have to look at whether there is the potential to stage other sorts of cricket here such as neutral Test matches," Bradshaw told the Guardian.

"We would be very open to staging neutral Tests and, in terms of embracing what's been mooted in terms of IPL, the Champions League or the English Premier League, why not? We have a very open mind.

"I have been very impressed by what I have seen of the IPL over the last few days and we have been on the front foot, making it clear that they would be most welcome at Lord's either for IPL matches or the Champions League."