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The Ashes 2027 - Kia Oval Test (Surrey CCC, London)

CricketKia Oval, Kennington, London, EnglandSurrey County Cricket Club / Kia Oval / ECB

Key facts

Ballot window: Window not announced yetestimated from last cycle
Event dates: 2027 (exact Test dates TBA as of 2026-07-07; ECB fixture-date announcement expected summer 2026; The Oval traditionally hosts the final Test of an English Ashes summer and is widely reported to close the 2027 series, though the ECB has not officially confirmed the order)
Ballot type: membership priority window + free-entry public ticket ballot
Entry cost: Free to enter the ticket ballot (no fee mentioned on official ballot pages; 2026-cycle precedent, 2027 terms TBC). Paid route: Surrey membership for priority purchase
Eligibility: Public ticket ballot open to all (free registration). Surrey Members get priority to purchase before anyone else at exclusive member prices: per the official 2026 ballot page, members could buy up to eight Men's Test match tickets and four Men's ODI tickets depending on membership category (the 'four' is the ODI allowance, not a per-day Test cap). Precedent for ballot entrants: in the 2023 Ashes cycle they could apply for up to four tickets per Test day
Ticket prices if you win: Not announced

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Where it stands

As of 7 Jul 2026

Not yet open as of 2026-07-07: no Ashes 2027 ticket, ballot or membership announcement on kiaoval.com, and the ECB has not yet published exact 2027 fixture dates (expected summer 2026). Expect member priority windows then the public ballot from around September 2026, mirroring the 2026 cycle

How to enter

No 2027 ticket process announced yet. Expected route per recent cycles: buy a 2027 Surrey Membership when they go on sale (not yet available as of 2026-07-07; 2026 memberships went on sale in autumn 2025) for priority purchase, or enter the free Kia Oval ticket ballot at kiaoval.com/ballot when the 2027 ballot opens (2026-cycle ballot ran 2 September to 18 November 2025, results 24 November 2025, ballot purchase window from 25 November 2025)

Your odds

Surrey states membership is 'the only way to guarantee your general admission tickets for international cricket'; ballot winners buy only what remains after the members' window, so Ashes ballot availability is likely to be thin. Demand precedent: the 2023 Ashes-cycle ballot drew 119,000 entrants requesting over 1.1 million tickets

Good to know

Venue officially confirmed: ECB announced England Men will play Australia in a five-Test series at Lord's, The Kia Oval, Edgbaston, Trent Bridge and the Ageas Bowl in 2027. All 2027 sale dates are estimates from the 2026 cycle (ballot opened 2 Sept 2025, closed 18 Nov 2025, results 24 Nov 2025). Test order not officially confirmed by the ECB; The Oval traditionally hosts the fifth/final Test, historically the fastest-selling

Quick answers

▸Is there a public ticket ballot for The Ashes 2027?

Yes. It runs as a membership priority window + free-entry public ticket ballot. Window not announced yet.

▸How much does entering cost?

Free to enter the ticket ballot (no fee mentioned on official ballot pages; 2026-cycle precedent, 2027 terms TBC). Paid route: Surrey membership for priority purchase

▸Who can enter?

Public ticket ballot open to all (free registration). Surrey Members get priority to purchase before anyone else at exclusive member prices: per the official 2026 ballot page, members could buy up to eight Men's Test match tickets and four Men's ODI tickets depending on membership category (the 'four' is the ODI allowance, not a per-day Test cap). Precedent for ballot entrants: in the 2023 Ashes cycle they could apply for up to four tickets per Test day

Sources · last verified 7 Jul 2026 · confidence: medium

Dates marked as estimated are projected from the previous cycle and will be updated the moment the organizer confirms. Always check the official site before you plan travel.