Sure - but the point is that the surcharge on the English tourists was paid by most people. I can't remember the details now, but it was very significant - more than 100% of the base ticket price, I think. And the Kensington Oval was a sell-out. If you're sold out, the right financial step to take is to rack the price up as high as you can. As a consumer, I didn't like it much, but if I were issuing the tickets I'd be happy enough with the financial outcome - maybe only questioning why, if I sold out anyway, I hadn't set the price even higher.

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