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Unsold tickets: Gilchrist's suggestion

ST. JOHN'S: Australia vice-captain Adam Gilchrist joined the debate about the disappointing World Cup crowds in Antigua on Wednesday by suggesting all unsold tickets be put on sale at cut-price.

"It seems like there's a lot of people interested in the World Cup, just talking to the locals everyone is interested in it, is very aware of it, very excited for it to be here," Gilchrist told reporters after practice.

"But it's not translating into big numbers in the ground."

Gilchrist said the cheapest ticket was $25, which was a lot of money for a local to pay given that the tournament was mostly paid for by sponsorship.

"I don't know the whole pricing policy inside out but I am certain there are some pretty expensive tickets around. Whatever the policy is at the moment it doesn't seem to be working," he said.

"So maybe we can look at dropping the price and having a sale. Retailers with over-stocked merchandise have a sale certainly every year to try and get rid of it, so maybe that's something we can look at and that might encourage people to turn up." — Reuters

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