Because it is. Opened in 2007, it is America's only purpose-built cricket stadium. Yet Friday's washout between the USA and Ireland was a symbolic moment for Florida, beyond the record rainfall in the days prior and the no result which sent the home team to the Super Eights. This would be the first time USA played there since 2021 when, coincidentally, Ireland were last in town.

Drainage issues undoubtedly don't help Florida if the local county does want to lure more international cricket - as India witnessed over the weekend when their match with Canada was abandoned on a rain-free day.

Cost inevitably is a factor too. MLC has a long-term lease with Grand Prairie which allows US Cricket to get in on the act. Broward County, the local authority and owners of the Florida venue, charge thousands of dollars a day for its usage. A country on an associate member budget will take the savings where they get them. The cost - as well as poor turnouts - have also dampened the Caribbean Premier League's enthusiasm to hold matches at the venue, and kept the MLC away.

Local officials, residents and media have displayed buyer's remorse about the use of their tax dollars in Florida. In 2013, Richard Kaplan, then mayor of Fort Lauderdale, wrote to the ICC asking the governing body to encourage USA Cricket to host more events at the venue. Local press outlets were in a rage. The locals weren't seeing any bang for their buck.