More Tickets for ICC Champions Trophy On Sale

The ICC are to release more group tickets for the upcoming Champions Trophy, which is being held in England this summer. These will include sales of tickets for the England v Australia group game at Edgbaston on Saturday 8th June...

Cricket fans will be pleased to hear that a further allocation of tickets for all the matches of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 will be released at 1030 (BST) on Monday 8 April.

Tickets, including coveted games such as India v Pakistan, England v Australia, semi-finals and the final will be available for purchase via telephone (0844 249 2013) and website (icc-cricket.com).

As a very limited stock of tickets will be available for purchase in this second phase of sales, tickets are expected to be quickly snapped up and as such, cricket fans are advised to hurry to take advantage of this opportunity.

The ICC Champions Trophy 2013, featuring Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies, will be played across three world-class venues – Cardiff Wales Stadium, Edgbaston and The Oval – over 18 days in this action-packed event from 6-23 June.

ICC Chief Executive David Richardson, looking forward to the tournament, said: "With only 60 days to go to the ICC Champions Trophy 2013, excitement and anticipation around this event is building not only in the host countries of England and Wales, but also across the world.

"We have been delighted with the interest shown so far and the second phase of ticket sales provides cricket followers with another unique opportunity to see live the world's top 50-over cricketers play for national pride as well as the ICC Champions Trophy 2013."

One man looking for success this summer is England captain Alastair Cook, who said: "It‘s a very important event for us as a side. We don't often get the opportunity to play at home in a world tournament and we've got a really good home record. I think we've have only won one ICC tournament so we would love to win another one."

Adult tickets for the ICC Champions Trophy are priced in three categories – Gold, Silver and Family Stand – and range from £20 (for a group game in the Family Stands) up to £60 (Gold ticket for the Final). Tickets for under 16s are priced at £5 for the entire tournament (including the Final), but must attend with an adult. A new pricing structure also sees the introduction of tickets for under 21s, priced between £10 - £25.