World Twenty20 tickets

Now this is strange. A governing body has decided to stage a sporting event to attract as many fans as possible, rather than just to squeeze money out of them.

The ECB released details today of the ticketing for the World Twenty20 next June, which will run concurrently with the women's competition. Tickets will go on sale from 10am next Monday from the ICC website and the pricing seems quite reasonable.

The best seats at Lord's and the Oval will be £60 for a double-header pair of group games, £75 for a Super Eight and £90 for the semi-final and final, with Trent Bridge being a little cheaper, but there will be reduced prices in less attractive parts of the grounds and designated "family stands", where alcohol and lairiness are banned and tickets start at £30 for adults, £10 children (£20 and £8 for Trent Bridge).

All of which seems quite good, or at least better value than the £100 that the Oval is charging for the best seats for tomorrow's ODI against New Zealand. Women's matches are £6 for adults and one shiny pound coin for children.

You can read more about how to get tickets here.

Comments

[Peter McGuinness]

The real value of a T2O ticket is that you'll only ever need to buy one.

Unless you're the type to hire the same DVD over and over and over again. Mind you, there's a certain, numbing comfort to knowing what you're going to get for your buck. Marketing 101, as the Americans would say.

The beauty of T20, is that it will never disappoint people who become enraged when their McDonald's Quarter Pounder tastes slightly more tangy in Lisbon than it does in Birmingham.

Huzzah for such cheap tickets! 'Tis a veritable give-away!