Tickets for the ICC Champions Trophy 2004 in England go on sale to the general public from Thursday.

The ICC Champions Trophy is the only occasion outside the ICC Cricket World Cup when all of the world's top cricket sides are brought together in one competition.

The group stage includes enthralling clashes between regional rivals India-Pakistan and Australia-New Zealand. Hosts England will face Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe while South Africa are grouped with the West Indies and Bangladesh.

The challenging format means that one defeat in the group stage will almost certainly put a team out of the tournament.

The ICC's 10 Full Member countries will be joined in England this September by Kenya and the USA. This is the first time the USA has ever qualified for a major ICC event.

The teams are grouped according to their position in the official ICC One-Day International Championship standings on December 1 2003. Only the group winners will progress to the knock-out stages.

The 15 matches will be played at The Oval in London, Edgbaston in Birmingham and the Rose Bowl in Hampshire. Tickets will be sold directly by the three venues with full details outlined below:

The Oval

The Surrey CCC ticket office will only be accepting postal applications. If you are not a member or have not previously purchased tickets via the Surrey CCC ticket office, please send an A4 sized stamped self-addressed envelope to the following address and the appropriate documents will be forwarded to you.

Surrey County Cricket Club, The Brit Oval, Kennington, London, SE11 5SS.
Ticket Office enquiries - +44 (0) 207 582 6660
Email enquiries - tickets@surreycricket.com
Website - www.surreycricket.com

Matches at The Oval:
10 Sept: New Zealand v USA
14 Sept: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe
16 Sept: Australia v New Zealand
18 Sept: South Africa v West Indies
25 Sept: FINAL

Edgbaston

Ticket Office enquiries - +44 (0) 121 446 5506
Email enquiries - icctickets@thebears.co.uk
Website - www.thebears.co.uk

Matches at Edgbaston:
10 Sept: England v Zimbabwe
12 Sept: South Africa v Bangladesh
14 Sept: Pakistan v Kenya
19 Sept: India v Pakistan
21 Sept: SEMI FINAL (A v D)

The Rose Bowl

To receive a ticket application form, send a self-addressed envelope to:

The Membership Office, Hampshire Cricket, The Rose Bowl, Botley Road, West End, Southampton, Hampshire, SO30 3XH
Ticket Office enquiries - +44 (0) 870 243 0291
Email enquiries - tickets@rosebowlplc.com
Website: www.hampshire.cricinfo.com

Matches at The Rose Bowl:

11 Sept: India v Kenya
13 Sept: Australia v USA
15 Sept: West Indies v Bangladesh
17 Sept: Sri Lanka v England
22 Sept: SEMI-FINAL (B v C)