Announced

The Ashes 2027 - Utilita Bowl Test (Hampshire, Southampton): venue's first men's Ashes Test

CricketUtilita Bowl, Southampton, EnglandHampshire Cricket / Utilita Bowl / ECB

Key facts

Ballot window: Window not announced yetestimated from last cycle
Event dates: 2027 (exact Test dates TBA; ECB to confirm in summer 2026, and the venue's 3 Jul 2026 update says fixture dates are 'expected to be confirmed in July'). England Men also return to Utilita Bowl for an IT20 in 2027
Ballot type: free-entry draw (public ballot for remaining tickets, after member windows and paid £35 Priority Club window)
Entry cost: No ballot entry fee stated by the venue (consistent with other England cricket public ballots: free to enter, pay only if successful). Paid early-access routes: Hampshire adult membership (earliest access, best prices) and Priority Club at £35 (guaranteed access after members, before the ballot)
Eligibility: Priority order: 1) Hampshire Cricket adult members, tiered by tenure: Long-Standing Members (2025-27 or longer) first choice, up to 4 tickets/day; Returning Members (2026-27) also up to 4 tickets/day; new 2027 Members up to 2 tickets/day. Junior Memberships excluded from Ashes priority; Life Members, Millennium Members and Debenture Holders get the earliest access level; 2) Priority Club holders (up to 2 tickets/day, availability capped); 3) public ballot, open to all, for remaining tickets
Ticket prices if you win: Not announced (members get 'first choice, best price'; general/ballot stage is 'standard pricing, limited seat selection')

Where it stands

As of 7 Jul 2026

Ballot not yet open as of 2026-07-07. Membership and Priority Club on sale now. Venue's Ashes guide (published 10 Dec 2025) and its newer '2027 Internationals' page (published 3 Jul 2026, verified live 7 Jul 2026) both state 'The ballot for the Ashes and England internationals in 2027 will open in late summer 2026'; the 3 Jul 2026 page adds fixture dates are 'expected to be confirmed in July'

How to enter

Now: become a Hampshire Cricket adult member or join Priority Club (£35) via utilitabowl.com, or register for free updates/ballot alerts via the venue's official form at https://utilitabowl-comms.com/p/1AFR-1FX8/register-your-interest-in-cricket. Ballot opens late summer 2026 per the venue; exact date not yet published

Your odds

Venue officially expects availability at the ballot stage to be 'extremely limited': 'Most tickets are likely to be secured during Member and Priority Club windows, before reaching the ballot' (FAQ verified on both official pages, 2026-07-07)

Good to know

Hospitality releases in order: commercial partners, then 2026 hospitality bookers, then general sale. Exact ballot dates not yet published (hence dates_estimated); 'late summer 2026' is the official wording. utilitabowl.com blocks automated access (HTTP 403), so the Dec 2025 guide was verified via a 14 Feb 2026 Wayback snapshot and the 2027 Internationals page was read live on 2026-07-07 via a reader proxy. Secondary sources (ESPNcricinfo, Wikipedia) list the five 2027 Ashes venues as Edgbaston, Lord's, Trent Bridge, Utilita Bowl (listed month-level as the 4th Test, July 2027) and The Oval; treat exact dates as unofficial until the ECB announcement

Quick answers

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

Yes. It runs as a free-entry draw (public ballot for remaining tickets, after member windows and paid £35 Priority Club window). Window not announced yet.

▸How much does entering cost?

No ballot entry fee stated by the venue (consistent with other England cricket public ballots: free to enter, pay only if successful). Paid early-access routes: Hampshire adult membership (earliest access, best prices) and Priority Club at £35 (guaranteed access after members, before the ballot)

▸Who can enter?

Priority order: 1) Hampshire Cricket adult members, tiered by tenure: Long-Standing Members (2025-27 or longer) first choice, up to 4 tickets/day; Returning Members (2026-27) also up to 4 tickets/day; new 2027 Members up to 2 tickets/day. Junior Memberships excluded from Ashes priority; Life Members, Millennium Members and Debenture Holders get the earliest access level; 2) Priority Club holders (up to 2 tickets/day, availability capped); 3) public ballot, open to all, for remaining tickets

Sources · last verified 7 Jul 2026 · confidence: high

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.