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The Ashes 2027 - Old Trafford (Lancashire, Manchester): Women's Ashes IT20 only

CricketEmirates Old Trafford, Manchester, EnglandLancashire Cricket / ECB

The public ticket ballot for the Ashes 2027 ran 2 Sept 2026 to 29 Sept 2026, with results 2 Oct 2026; entry was free.

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Key facts

Ballot window: 2 Sept 2026 to 29 Sept 2026
Results: 2 Oct 2026 (result emails and ticket links sent around Friday 2 October, before the second chance round opens 7 Oct 2026)
Event dates: No men's Ashes Test at Old Trafford in 2027. The venue does host the 3rd Women's Ashes IT20, England Women v Australia, on 9 Jul 2027
Ballot type: free-entry ballot (venue-run, covers Old Trafford's 2027 major matches)
Entry cost: Free to enter the ballot; you pay face value only if you are drawn and complete the purchase.
Eligibility: Open to the general public; a Lancashire membership is not required to enter the ballot. Red Rose Fan Club membership buys the 13 Oct 2026 priority day, not a guaranteed ticket.
Ticket prices if you win: 2027 prices not published by Lancashire at the time of checking.

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Key dates

Wed, 2 Sept 2026Ballot opensDone
Tue, 29 Sept 2026Ballot closesDone
Fri, 2 Oct 2026ResultsDone
Fri, 9 Jul 2027Event runsNext

Full guideAshes 2027 Tickets: Ballot Windows, Venue by Venue Part of The Ashes 2027Looking for the overall Ashes 2027 ballot? Every venue and window on one page.

Where it stands

As of 12 Oct 2026

The 2027 major match ticket ballot opened 2 Sept 2026 and closed 29 Sept 2026, followed by a 'second chance' round from 7 Oct 2026, a Red Rose Fan Club priority day on 13 Oct 2026 and general sale from 14 Oct 2026.

Lancashire marks those key dates 'subject to change', and the ballot covers every 2027 major match at Old Trafford, including the Women's Ashes IT20 (9 Jul 2027) and the Men's Ashes Test v New Zealand referenced elsewhere. Result emails and ticket links went out around Friday 2 Oct 2026, ahead of the second-chance window.

How to enter

Lancashire's 2027 major match ticket ballot ran at lancashirecricket.co.uk from 2 Sept 2026 to 29 Sept 2026 and has closed. It was free to enter and covered every 2027 major match at Emirates Old Trafford, including the 3rd Women's Ashes IT20 on 9 Jul 2027. The ballot winners' window opened on 2 Oct 2026. The 'second chance' round is set for all applicants from 7 Oct 2026, ahead of the Red Rose Fan Club priority day on 13 Oct 2026 and general sale on 14 Oct 2026. For a men's Ashes Test in 2027 you need one of the five allocated venues instead: Lord's, the Kia Oval, Edgbaston, Trent Bridge or the Utilita Bowl.

Your odds

No odds published. Lancashire's tickets page carries the ballot window (2 Sept 2026 to 29 Sept 2026) and the priority ladder, but no applicant counts, allocations or success rates for the 2027 major match ballot.

Good to know

Two different things get called the Ashes in 2027, and Old Trafford only has one of them. The men's Ashes Tests go to Lord's, the Kia Oval, Edgbaston, Trent Bridge and the Utilita Bowl; Old Trafford's next men's home Ashes Test is 2031.
What Old Trafford does have is the 3rd Women's Ashes IT20, England Women v Australia, on 9 Jul 2027, and it sits inside Lancashire's free 2027 major match ballot.
One ballot entry covers the venue's whole 2027 international season: the Women's Ashes IT20 plus England Men v Pakistan (19 May 2027), England Lions v Australia (7 Jun 2027 to 10 Jun 2027), the Roses T20 (2 Jul 2027, date to be confirmed) and England Men v New Zealand (9 Sept 2027). The window was 2 Sept 2026 to 29 Sept 2026.
After the ballot closed, Lancashire ran a 'second chance' round from 7 Oct 2026, then a Red Rose Fan Club priority day on 13 Oct 2026 and general sale on 14 Oct 2026, and marks all of these key dates 'subject to change'. Entering the free ballot was the earliest route that cost nothing.

Quick answers

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

Yes. It runs as a free-entry ballot (venue-run, covers Old Trafford's 2027 major matches). 2 Sept 2026 to 29 Sept 2026.

▸How much does entering cost?

Free to enter the ballot; you pay face value only if you are drawn and complete the purchase.

▸Who can enter?

Open to the general public; a Lancashire membership is not required to enter the ballot. Red Rose Fan Club membership buys the 13 Oct 2026 priority day, not a guaranteed ticket.