How do I get Ashes 2027 tickets?

Which venues host the Ashes 2027, and who runs the ballot?

This guide covers the men's Ashes in England (a five-Test series expected between June and August 2027). It is separate from the MCG 150th Anniversary Test in March 2027, an Australia-hosted England v Australia match whose own public ballot has already closed.

The ECB confirmed the five 2027 host grounds back in June 2023. Each ground, run by its host county, sells tickets in the same shape: county members get the earliest access (a paid route), then any paid priority products, then the ECB's free We Are England Cricket Supporters priority window, then the public ballot, and finally any general sale for what is left. Here is the venue-by-venue picture:

• Lord's (London, MCC): runs its own free Lord's Public Ticket Ballot, where you pick the match days you want, plus a separate MCC members' ballot for reserved seating. MCC full membership has a waiting list of roughly 27 to 29 years, so it is not a realistic new route in.
• The Kia Oval (London, Surrey): runs its own free Kia Oval Ticket Ballot. Surrey members get priority to buy before the ballot opens. The Oval traditionally closes an English Ashes summer, and its Tests are among the fastest selling.
• Edgbaston (Birmingham, Warwickshire): a 2027 1882 Full Club Membership buys the very first access, with a public ballot or general release expected afterwards. Edgbaston directs fans to its Ashes 2027 mailing list for the first news.
• Trent Bridge (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire): card-carrying Nottinghamshire members and debenture holders get early access ahead of the ballot, then a public ballot follows. Trent Bridge runs a 2027 Ashes interest register and says it will walk registrants through the ballot process.
• The Utilita Bowl (Southampton, Hampshire): the venue's first men's Ashes Test. Hampshire members go first, then Priority Club holders, then a free public ballot for the tickets that remain.

One venue that fans keep searching for is not on the list: Old Trafford in Manchester hosts no men's Ashes Test in 2027. The ECB's allocation gives Old Trafford and Headingley the 2031 men's Ashes instead, so there is no Old Trafford Ashes 2027 ballot to enter.

When do the Ashes 2027 ballots open?

No confirmed 2027 dates existed as of mid-July 2026. The ECB was expected to confirm the 2027 fixture list around July 2026 (Trent Bridge said the international dates would be confirmed in early July), but the ECB's own England tickets page still listed only 2026 fixtures when we checked it this week. Because the dates are not yet published, our event pages carry a ~est marker on every estimated Ashes 2027 window.

What is confirmed is that member windows come first. Trent Bridge has published exact member access dates: Monday 3 August 2026 (for 2025, 2026 and 2027 members), Thursday 6 August 2026 (for 2026 and 2027 members) and Wednesday 12 August 2026 (for all other 2027 members), with the public ballot following. The other grounds are expected to open member windows around August to September 2026.

For the public ballots, the 2026 cycle is the best guide. The central ECB ballot ran 2 to 30 September 2025, the Kia Oval ballot ran from 2 September to 18 November 2025 (results 24 November), and the Lord's ballot opened in mid-October 2025 with results by early December. The Utilita Bowl's own wording is that the ballot for the 2027 Ashes and England internationals will open in late summer 2026. So a public ballot window from around September 2026 is a reasonable expectation, not a confirmed date. Check the venue before relying on any 2027 timing.

How do I enter, and who is eligible?

Entering is free and done on each venue's official site. You set up a free account, enter the public ballot for the Test days you want, and pay only if you are selected. The public ballots are open to UK and overseas fans alike, with no residency restriction. The one firm rule is one entry per person or household in a given ballot: duplicates get cancelled, sometimes across every linked application.

Because each ground runs its own ballot, you can enter more than one venue. If you want to try for tickets at both Lord's and Edgbaston, you enter each ballot separately, once each. Entering more events is the legitimate way to improve your odds, not entering the same ballot twice. For more on that, see how to improve your ballot chances.

The paid early-access routes sit clearly below the free ballot. County memberships (for example a Nottinghamshire Green Card, a 2027 adult early-bird renewal at 235 pounds until 31 July 2026 or 250 pounds new, or an Edgbaston 1882 Full Club Membership) and the Utilita Bowl's Priority Club at 35 pounds buy you an earlier window, not guaranteed tickets. The ECB's free We Are England Cricket Supporters sign-up adds a dedicated priority window during the ballot, at no cost, and is worth doing before any paid option.

What do Ashes 2027 tickets cost?

Entering the ballot costs nothing. The 2027 ticket prices themselves had not been announced as of mid-July 2026, and you only ever pay face value, and only if your entry is successful. Winners get a payment window and a limited number of tickets per Test day.

The only money that changes hands earlier is on the optional paid routes above (county memberships and the 35 pound Priority Club), which buy access, not a ticket. If any site quotes you an exact Ashes 2027 price today, or offers tickets for sale before the ballots have even opened, that is a sign you are not looking at an official route.

What are my realistic odds?

No venue publishes an official success rate, so treat any specific figure with caution. The scale of demand is the real signal: Lord's drew a record 140,000 applicants and over one million ticket applications for the non-Ashes 2026 summer, and the Kia Oval's 2023 Ashes-cycle ballot drew 119,000 entrants requesting more than 1.1 million tickets. The Utilita Bowl warns ballot-stage availability will be extremely limited, since most tickets go in the member and priority windows first. Enter early, enter more than one venue, and treat the ballot as a free shot rather than a sure thing.

What if I miss the ballot?

Missing or losing a ballot is not the end. Each venue runs an official general sale for the tickets left after the ballots and priority windows, and some grounds run official returns or exchange facilities closer to the match. Those official channels, at face value, are the safe fallback. Taking out a membership for the following cycle is the other route if you are set on a particular ground. Our guide on what to do when you miss the ballot walks through every official option in order.

How do I avoid Ashes ticket scams?

Enter only on each venue's official site, for free, yourself. Ashes tickets are not transferable outside official channels, so any tout or resale listing for one is not a legitimate route, whatever it looks like, and such tickets can be cancelled at the gate. Ignore third-party listings that show Ashes dates in November 2027 to January 2028: those belong to Australia's home summer, not the England series, which runs across the June to August window. If a deal looks easier or cheaper than the free ballot, that is the signal to walk away.

Full dates, eligibility and official sources for every ground live on the Ashes 2027 ballots hub and each venue page, alongside every other cricket ballot we track.