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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 runs 2 Sept 2026 to 29 Sept 2026; entry is free.

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Key facts

Ballot window: 2 Sept 2026 to 29 Sept 2026
Results: Not published by Lancashire. The venue lists a Red Rose Fan Club priority day on 13 Oct 2026 and general sale on 14 Oct 2026, so ballot outcomes are due before 13 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 closesNext
Fri, 9 Jul 2027Event runs

Full guideAshes 2027 Tickets: The Ballot Opens 2 September 2026 Part of The Ashes 2027Looking for the overall Ashes 2027 ballot? Every venue and window on one page.

Where it stands

As of 2 Sept 2026

Old Trafford is not one of the five 2027 men's Ashes Test venues under the ECB's 2025-31 major match allocation, so there is no men's Ashes Test to ballot for here; its next scheduled men's home Ashes Test is 2031.

There is still an Ashes ballot at this venue, because Old Trafford hosts the 3rd Women's Ashes IT20 (England Women v Australia) on 9 Jul 2027. Lancashire's own 2027 major match ticket ballot opens 2 Sept 2026 and closes 29 Sept 2026, with 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 they line up exactly with the ECB's universal ballot window for the 2027 England home summer.

How to enter

Enter Lancashire's own 2027 major match ticket ballot at lancashirecricket.co.uk between 2 Sept 2026 and 29 Sept 2026. It is free to enter and covers every 2027 major match at Emirates Old Trafford, including the 3rd Women's Ashes IT20 on 9 Jul 2027. Lancashire publishes the ballot days without times; the ECB's universal ballot window for the same summer runs 10:00 on 2 Sept 2026 to 23:59 on 29 Sept 2026. Red Rose Fan Club members get a priority day on 13 Oct 2026 and general sale follows on 14 Oct 2026, so a ballot entry is the earliest free route. 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 is 2 Sept 2026 to 29 Sept 2026.
Lancashire lists 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 is the earliest route that costs 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.