‘Biggest since Taylor Swift’: Ashes ticket rush on as cricket fans look to outnumber Barmy Army

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.

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