England have been confirmed as hosts of the 2019 cricket World Cup by the International Cricket Council. The tournament will be held at ten venues across England and Wales, the fifth time the UK has hosted the event, and involve ten teams. Although the staging rights to the event in June 2019 were settled in 2006, the England & Wales Cricket Board officially committed to putting on the tournament today [Monday] by signing the host agreement in Dubai. England are staging the Champions Trophy next month, when they hope to claim their first major global 50-over title. The team responsible for that event, led by former South Africa bowler Steve Elworthy, will now draw up plans for the 2019 World Cup. ECB Chief Executive David Collier said: ‘The signing of this agreement now enables ECB to enter into Staging Agreements with venues who wish to stage matches in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. ‘The organising team from the ICC Champions Trophy 2013, led by tournament director Steve Elworthy, will commence the preparation work for this event immediately following the conclusion of the ICC Champions Trophy, which ends with the final at Edgbaston on June 23. ‘The ECB is honoured to have been selected to stage one of the largest and most important global sports events which will be a wonderful boost to sport and cricket in particular throughout England and Wales.’ ICC chief executive Dave Richardson added: ‘The ICC World Cup attracts a broadcast audience in excess of 1.5 billion people and is one of the premier events in world cricket. ‘We look forward to working with the ECB to deliver an outstanding tournament.’
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