The International Cricket Council confirmed the United States as the final team for the ICC Six Nations Challenge to be contested in the United Arab Emirates from February 29 to March 6, 2004.
The USA will join Canada, Holland, Namibia, UAE and Scotland in the competition that will decide the final qualifying place for the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy in England.
The winner of the ICC Six Nations Challenge will play both Australia and New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy.
This will be the second ICC Six Nations Challenge and the first time that it will feature six Associate Member countries.
The inaugural tournament in Namibia was contested by Canada, Holland, Kenya, Namibia, Sri Lanka `A' and Zimbabwe `A' and was won by Kenya.
