Move over, India, and maybe even Taylor Swift – the Ashes are about to come back with a bang on Australian shores.
Cricket Australia has revealed more than twice as many fans have registered for pre-sale Ashes tickets than last summer’s record-breaking Border-Gavaskar series, in what could be the biggest ticket rush since Sir Donald Bradman donned the baggy green.
Australian star Cameron Green poses with English and Indian supporters during the 2025/26 Cricket Australia schedule announcement.Credit: Getty
“If people are thinking about tickets, my advice would be to get in quickly because I sense this year the interest will be quite phenomenal,” Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg said.
“We want to make it the biggest one we can. People are telling me this will be the biggest ticket pre-sale in the country since Taylor Swift was here.
“The support for cricket over this summer is going to be like nothing we’ve seen before.”
Pre-sale registrations for tickets to the 2025/26 international summer of cricket, which go on sale on Tuesday, have already surpassed last year’s total when India toured for a memorable and record-breaking series that Australia won 3-1. General public tickets go on sale from June 13.
2025-26 international schedule
Men’s T20I Series v South Africa
- Sunday, August 10: Marrara Stadium, Darwin (N)
- Tuesday, August 12: Marrara Stadium, Darwin (N)
- Saturday, August 16: Cazalys Stadium, Cairns (N)
Men’s ODI Series v South Africa
- Tuesday, August 19: Cazalys Stadium, Cairns (D/N)
- Friday, August 22: Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay (D/N)
- Sunday, August 24: Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay (D/N)
Men’s ODI Series v India
- Sunday, October 19: Perth Stadium, Perth (D/N)
- Thursday, October 23: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (D/N)
- Saturday, October 25: SCG, Sydney (D/N)
Men’s T20I Series v India
- Wednesday, October 29: Manuka Oval, Canberra (N)
- Friday, October 31: MCG, Melbourne (N)
- Sunday, November 2: Bellerive Oval, Hobart (N)
- Thursday, November 6: Gold Coast Stadium, Gold Coast (N)
- Saturday, November 8: The Gabba, Brisbane (N)
Men’s Ashes
- November 21–25: Perth Stadium
- December 4–8: The Gabba
- December 17–21: Adelaide Oval
- December 26–30: Boxing Day Test MCG
- January 4–8: Pink Test, SCG
Women’s T20I series v India
- Sunday, February 15: SCG, Sydney (N)
- Thursday, February 19: Manuka Oval, Canberra (N)
- Saturday, February 21: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (N)
Women’s ODI Series v India
- Tuesday, February 24: Allan Border Field, Brisbane (D/N)
- Friday, February 27: Bellerive Oval, Hobart (D/N)
- Sunday, March 1: CitiPower Centre, Melbourne (D/N)
Women’s Test v India
- March 6–9: WACA Ground, Perth (D/N)
Australia will host England in five men’s Ashes Tests this summer, starting with a blockbuster opener in Perth on November 21, followed by matches in Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.
Last summer’s crowd figures will take some beating, but CA is quietly confident this Ashes campaign could be even bigger.
Across five Tests last season, 837,879 fans watched Australia take on India – the highest total for any non-Ashes Test series in Australian history. The all-time attendance record for a Test series on home soil stands at 946,750, set during the 1936-37 Ashes when Bradman was Australia’s rock at the top of the order.
The next biggest was the 2017-18 Ashes, with 866,732 fans through the gates.
“We’ve had more than twice as many pre-sale registrations than we had even for last season, which had a Border-Gavaskar series which broke all records,” Greenberg said.
Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg at the Adelaide Oval.Credit: Getty Images
“The Ashes is just synonymous with so many cricket fans in this country. On the back of the last Ashes series in England, I think there’s a real appetite to see the return bout.
“We’re seeing huge interest on travel packages for the Barmy Army. One of the things we’ve got to make sure is we don’t give them a home advantage in our own Test match venues.”
Last year’s Boxing Day Test against India drew 373,691 people to the MCG across five days – the highest ever attendance for a single Test in Australia.
Crowds also topped 47,000 across three days at the SCG for the final Test, in which debutant Beau Webster hit the winning runs.
Nathan Lyon takes the final wicket of Australia’s thrilling win in last year’s Boxing Day Test at the MCG. Credit: Getty Images
“Everyone will typically talk about the opening days of Adelaide and Melbourne and Sydney, but I think there’s a strong chance this year that we could have several sell-outs across all our Test matches, which would be quite amazing,” Greenberg said.
Greenberg, who will oversee his first full summer as CA boss, says he’d love to see Australia beat England – but from a financial point of view, he would also be hoping for a few close encounters.
“Of course I want to see us win the Ashes and win them well,” Greenberg said. “But as a cricket lover and a cricket enthusiast, I definitely want to see good cricket as well.
“I’m confident that it will be some really good cricket, and I think England will be looking to prove a point.”
Before the Ashes, Australia’s men take on South Africa and India in white ball fixtures, while the national women’s side have a multi-format series against India in February and March.
Cricket Australia’s International summer of cricket pre-sale runs June 3-13. Fans can still sign up for pre-sale access during this period, visit cricket.com.au/tickets for more information.
