Cricket World Cup final tickets going for staggering £200k on tout websites as fans look to snap-up Lord’s seats

TICKETS for the Cricket World Cup final are selling for over £200,000 on ticket tout websites — even though England have not made it there.

The hosts face Australia in the second of the two semi-finals at Edgbaston today, but tickets are already going for sky-high prices on re-sale sites for Sunday’s final.

StubHub have seats going for £206,550.69 in the Compton Stand lower while the upper stand can see tickets go for £16,584.

The staggering prices of final seats is another example of tickets sellers attempting to skim a fat profit on demand for major sporting events.

New Zealand are already guaranteed their place in the final after Wednesday’s superb performance against India at Old Trafford.

The Black Caps won by 18 runs, thanks to a brilliant display from Matt Henry and the bowling attack.

A similar situation has arose with semi-final tickets though, as World Cup organisers the ICC have appealed for fans to return unwanted tickets rather than try and cash in.

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Fans can return final tickets they will not use until noon on Saturday.

England are determined to reduce Aussie cheats David Warner and Steve Smith to tears again today after the Sandpapergate scandal.

They got a year’s ban for ball tampering after the most shameful episode in Australian cricket history.

Eoin Morgan said: “We must stick to our strengths.

“If that means being knocked out here or winning the World Cup I think the guys will be happy.”