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150th Anniversary Test 2027 (Australia v England, MCG, 11-15 March 2027) - public ticket ballot

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Key facts

Ballot window: 23 Dec 2025 to 6 Feb 2026
Event dates: 2027-03-11 to 2027-03-15 (first men's day-night Test at the MCG, commemorating 150 years since the first ever Test in 1877)
Ballot type: free-entry style registration ballot (worldwide); separate MCC (Melbourne) member access
Entry cost: Not explicitly stated on the official MCG announcement (registration-based ballot; ticket prices payable only on allocation)
Eligibility: 'Fans from all over the world can enter the ticket ballot'; Melbourne Cricket Club members have separate access entitlements to the Members' Reserve
Ticket prices if you win: Not announced in the ballot announcement

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Where it stands

As of 7 Jul 2026

Ballot closed as of 2026-07-07 (closed 2026-02-06). Watch for later release/resale phases ahead of the March 2027 match

How to enter

Ballot is now closed (ran 2025-12-23 to 2026-02-06). Monitor cricket.com.au and Ticketek for any subsequent public sale phases or resale releases; MCC (Melbourne) members receive further details during 2026

Your odds

MCG capacity of roughly 100,000 per day gives materially better odds than English Ashes venues, but worldwide entry for a one-off anniversary event made demand exceptional

Good to know

Discovered while researching this cluster: an official cricket ticket ballot directly tied to the England-Australia rivalry, run for the MCG anniversary Test that precedes the England-hosted Ashes later in 2027