Media arrangements for ICC Champions Trophy on Thursday 26 October

The following are the ICC Champions Trophy media arrangements for tomorrow, Thursday 26 October.

In Group A, India will play West Indies in a day/night game at Sadar Patel Stadium, starting at 1430 local time. After the game, there will be media conferences involving both captains and the man of the match. Non-rights holding television crews will be permitted access to the conferences.

The on-field umpires for the game will be Aleem Dar and Daryl Harper. Third umpire will be Simon Taufel, fourth umpire will be Amiesh Sahiba and referee Mike Procter.

Those people requiring clarification on any arrangements for Ahmedabad can obtain it by contacting Sami-ul-Hasan, the ICC Communications Officer, who is in Ahmedabad (+91 98 73 80 80 34).

In Group B, South Africa play Pakistan on Friday at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali. South Africa will hold a training session at the ground at 0930. At 1230 captain Graeme Smith will attend a media conference in the Dhruv Pandove Hall in the PCA pavilion.

The Pakistan team will not be practising at the ground tomorrow but coach Bob Woolmer and captain Younis Khan will attend a media conference at the Dhruv Pandove Hall in the PCA pavilion at 1300.

Meanwhile, members of the Australian team will be practising at the PCA Stadium tomorrow from 1330 local time ahead of their match against India here on Sunday. A squad member will be made available for a media conference at a time yet to be determined. Australian media manager Graeme Vimpani will have more details tomorrow. His details are listed below.

Working journalists who have difficulty gaining entry to the ground for the media conferences tomorrow should call Brian Murgatroyd (+91 98 73 80 80 33) or Paula Warren (+91 98 73808045) who will be in attendance.

On Mohali match days from now until the end of the tournament, working media are required to have not only their ICC tournament media accreditation but also a PCA pass in order to gain access to the venue. Those bona fide media without that PCA pass can obtain one by presenting themselves at a welcome desk between Gates 1a and 1b before the match, where their credentials will be confirmed. Media will also be issued with a match ticket when they arrive. From Sunday onwards, the India v Australia game, media will be allocated specific seats in the press box so those journalists who have not already indicated their intention to cover should do so by emailing Brian Murgatroyd by close of business Friday (brian.murgatroyd@icc-cricket.com)

Group A is made up of hosts India, Australia, England and the West Indies while Group B's sides are New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka.

All the teams' movements and availability to the media can be obtained as follows:

Australia - Graeme Vimpani, media manager, on +91 98 73808059
England - James Avery, media manager, on +91 99 28897123
India - Rajan Nayar, media manager, +91 98 22739140
New Zealand - Lindsay Crocker, team manager, on +91 98 73808005
Pakistan - Taliq Ali, team manager, on +91 98 73808006
South Africa - Gordon Templeton, media manager, on +91 98 73163958
Sri Lanka - Michael Tissera, team manager, on +91 98 73808008
West Indies - Imran Khan, media manager, on +91 99 79935375

The ICC Champions Trophy involves the top ten ODI sides playing 21 matches over 30 days at four venues with the final to be held at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai on 5 November. The West Indies are the defending champions after beating England by two wickets at The Brit Oval in September 2004.