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Cardiff could host five Champions Trophy matches

Glamorgan are in negotiations to stage five games in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.

Glamorgan are in negotiations to stage five games in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.

A club statement said that discussions with the England and Wales Cricket Board were still at an early stage.

"The opportunity to stage high-profile Champions Trophy matches in Cardiff is an exciting one," the statement read. "It would provide a fascinating range of matches and do much to continue to raise the international standing of Wales as a destination for top-class cricket."

The deal could involve moving an England Test match with New Zealand, currently scheduled for Cardiff, to Lord's.

The five games would include one of the semi-finals, with Edgbaston and The Oval put forward as the other venues.

"Discussions are at an early stage and understandably, there are a number of complex matters that need to be considered and resolved prior to any final decision being made," the statement added.

"Glamorgan will not agree to a swap unless it is clearly in the interests of the club to do so."

Glamorgan will host England's one-day international against South Africa on August 24.

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