Edgbaston Test sold out for first three days

The first three days of the third Ashes cricket Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston are already sold out, more than 10 months before the game.

Warwickshire's cricket club is the first of the five venues to put tickets on sale, the second being Headingley at the beginning of next month. Details of ticket sales for the other Tests at Cardiff, Lord's and the Oval are yet to be announced.

The club first offered tickets to members August 11 and on Monday (September 15) to fans who had attended international games at Edgbaston since 2005. Officials reported on Wednesday that those additional 8,000 tickets had been sold within two and a half days, ensuring sellouts for each of the first three days.

The local interest will not mean a shutout for Aussie fans, however. A 15 percent share of the tickets will go to Cricket Australia through the England and Wales Cricket Board.