Five Tests, twenty-five potential days of cricket, and a series that unfolds over two months rather than an afternoon
The Ashes: Which Tests to Take and How to Plan the Tour
What Makes It Different
A Test lasts five days and may finish in three. A series lasts two months and may be decided with two Tests to spare. Nothing else in sport asks a visitor to commit to a schedule that elastic.
That is exactly what makes planning it a specialist exercise: you are choosing days that may not be played, in cities a flight apart, across a summer that includes Christmas. The reward is that an Australian Ashes tour is one of the best trips in sport, and the cricket is only part of it.
Where to Start
- Choose the Tests, not the series — two Tests in two cities is the trip most people actually want
- Pick the days within the Test — days one and two are the reliable ones, days four and five may not happen
- Book around Christmas carefully — the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne is the single most in-demand fixture of any Australian summer
- Plan the internal flights early — the venues are a flight apart and the country is on holiday
Arrange It With Perfect.Live
Tell us which Tests matter and we will build the tour around them
Following the Series
The Ashes cricket score is updated ball by ball through each Test, and because a match runs five days the state of the series can change completely between the days you attend.
That is an argument for choosing days rather than matches: the first two days of a Test are certain to be played, and the last two are a wager on the cricket.
How We Help
- Tests chosen against a route that works
- Seats in the right stand rather than whatever is left
- Accommodation in cities that are full for the cricket and the holidays at once
- Domestic flights between venues
- The rest of Australia built around the series
If the trip coincides with the Rugby World Cup year, the same team plans both around one set of internal flights.
Frequently Asked Questions
The 2027-28 series is played in Australia, from late 2027 into January 2028.
Five Tests, each scheduled over five days.
The Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. It is the most in-demand fixture of the Australian summer.
The first two days are certain to be played. Days four and five depend on the match lasting.
Two, in two cities, is the trip that works for most people.
Ball by ball through each Test. Because a match runs five days, the state of the series can change completely between the days you attend.
Accommodation and internal flights. The cricket is in the middle of an Australian summer holiday, and the country moves at once.
