Cricket Australia reports high demand for summer international tickets

Cricket Australia has advised that it has recorded the biggest opening day of ticket sales outside of a men's Ashes series for hotly anticipated summer visits by India, Pakistan and England.

The governing body has advised of a record surge in demand for tickets to the Border-Gavaskar Tests and massive increase in demand for women's Ashes after the first day of tickets being on sale for the 2024/25 summer.

Demand for the five-Test NRMA Insurance Border-Gavaskar Trophy series was up 67% compared to the previous highest for an India Test series in 2018/19.

Fans rushed to snap up tickets as of Tuesday at the start of a 10-day 'priority pre-sale' where registered users can early enjoy savings on top-priced tickets by getting.

Boxing Day was the hottest property as usual, while the McGrath Day activities made for strong demand across the Sydney New Year's Test.

Women's international matches recorded a three-fold increase in day one sales compared to the 2023-24 summer of cricket, with a historic Test match at the MCG leading the way.

Acknowledging the fan demand, Cricket Australia General Manager Events and Operations, Joel Morrison advised "we are delighted so many fans snapped up seats on the opening day of our pre-sale period for what will be an amazing summer of cricket, headlined by the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and Women's Ashes.

"(On Tuesday) we recorded the largest number of tickets sales ever on a single day outside of a men's Ashes series.

"The best seats for some the biggest days of the summer including the Boxing Day, New Year's and Adelaide day/night Tests are in high demand and I would urge fans to purchase their tickets now.

"It's not too late to register for Cricket Australia's pre-sale period which concludes on June 13 before tickets go on sale to the general public on June 14."

Fans can still register to gain access to the pre-sale which concludes on 13th June, and get the best tickets to the NRMA Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, the CommBank Women's Ashes and the white ball series against Pakistan men, and India and New Zealand women.

Image: Australia host India at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2019. Credit: SImon Hall.