The Ashes have been contested since 1882, and a Test at Lord’s remains the most sought-after ticket in English cricket.
England meet Australia in an Ashes Test at Lord’s Cricket Ground in St John’s Wood from Wednesday 30 June to Sunday 4 July 2027.
Thomas Lord laid out the present ground in 1814, his third attempt at a home for the club that became the MCC. The club has owned it ever since.
Lord’s is the home of Middlesex, of the England and Wales Cricket Board and of European cricket’s governing body. It held the sport’s world governing body until 2005, and the Pavilion, the Nursery Ground and a museum all stand inside the ground.
The Ashes date from 1882, when Australia won at the Oval and a mock obituary announced that English cricket had died. The body, it said, would be cremated, and the two sides have contested the ashes ever since.
The ground slopes noticeably across the square, so the ball moves differently from each end. Bowlers are picked with the slope in mind, and it can decide a match. An Ashes Test at Lord’s is the most sought-after ticket in English cricket.