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Ashes pre-sale smashes single-day ticket record despite technical glitches

Cricket Australia anticipates high demand will continue when general tickets go on sale June 13.

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Cricket - Ashes - Fifth Test - England v Australia - The Oval, London, Britain - July 31, 2023 Australia's Pat Cummins and teammates pose with the urn and trophies after drawing the series and retaining the Ashes Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs/File Photo
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A screenshot of a ticket website showing "Fans ahead of you in the queue: 197986"

Overview

  • Cricket Australia sold 311,066 tickets on June 3 during the Ashes pre-sale, surpassing its previous single-day record.
  • Fans encountered technical issues on the Ticketek platform, including repeated queue resets and limits on ticket selection, which Cricket Australia attributed to anti-bot measures.
  • CEO Todd Greenberg said pre-sale registrations more than doubled compared to last season’s Border–Gavaskar series, underscoring unprecedented interest.
  • The five-Test Ashes series begins in Perth on November 21, 2025, followed by matches in Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.
  • General public ticket sales start June 13 with Cricket Australia forecasting sustained high demand throughout the summer.