The Ashes Series 202526 - Official  Packages to Australia to watch England face Australia - Melbourne

Last 3 NRMA Insurance Ashes Tests - Long-On - Red (excl. intl flights)

Package includes:

  • Guaranteed Official Category D (Adelaide) and Category C (Melbourne & Sydney) Test Match tickets to the Last 3 NRMA Insurance Ashes Tests
  • 25 nights' 3★ & 4★ accommodation on a B&B basis
  • Domestic flights
  • Airport Transfers for domestic flights
  • Welcome Drinks
  • Howzat Tour Merchandise
  • Dedicated and Familiar Howzat Tour Manager throughout
  • Howzat Dinners with Special Guests

Highlights

  • 2017/18 was the last opportunity to travel to an away Ashes - be there with Howzat!
  • Be part of a tour group with fellow England fans
  • Christmas Dinner in Melbourne
  • See in the New Year in Sydney
  • Optional add-on sightseeing opportunities to enhance your Australia experience
  • Flexibility - contact us to extend your trip or add additional elements

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per person based on 2 sharing
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At a glance

Official Licensed Travel Operator for the Ashes Series

We're Official – Official 2025/2026 NRMA Insurance Ashes Series Tickets

Howzat Travel, a Cricket Australia Travel Office Licensed Travel Operator for the 2025/2026 NRMA Insurance Ashes Series. All our tours include guaranteed 100% official match tickets. Category D (Adelaide) and Category C (Melbourne & Sydney) tickets to the Last Three NRMA Insurance Ashes Tests in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney are included here. CATO Licence Number CATO2526/050.

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Optional Sightseeing Excursions for the Ashes Series 2025-26

3★ & 4★ Accommodation

Follow the 2025/2026 NRMA Insurance Ashes Series around Australia with 25 Nights 3★ & 4★ Accommodation on a B&B basis. This tour includes stays in Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney for the Last 3 NRMA Insurance Ashes Tests.

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Flight inclusive options for the Ashes Series to Australia in 2025-26

Ashes Domestic Flights

Domestic flights in Australia are included in your package, as are airport transfers for these (where applicable).

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England's ODI Tour of Australia – Social Events

Howzat Social Events

As part of the tour itinerary your trip will begin with welcome drinks and an opportunity to meet your Tour Manager and fellow tour group members. Also included is a highlight of many Howzat trips - our popular Cricket Dinner will be back in Australia. Hosted by your Tour Manager and featuring a special guest, with past guests including Michael Atherton, Michael Vaughan, Steve Harmison, Jonathan Agnew, Marais Erasmus and many, many more this is a fantastic opportunity to get a unique insight into the game.

Coach - Coach transfers are included in the package

Transfers in Australia

Any overland touring while in Australia is included in your package, as are airport transfers for any domestic flights. The stadiums are accessible from our chosen hotels either on foot or via public transport - the public transport infrastructure is such that connections to and from the stadiums are easy and are free on matchdays with a match ticket.

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Howzat Tour Manager

Howzat Tour Manager

A Howzat Tour Manager will be with you in Australia to make sure that your time spent on tour is a memorable and enjoyable experience. Our Tour Managers are cricket fanatics, well travelled and vastly experienced. They will be joined in Australia by a support team and the Howzat office team are all cricket fans who have travelled overseas watching England play, including to multiple Ashes series.

Optional sightseeing excursions

To ensure that you can enjoy Australia to its fullest and enjoy the sightseeing & events that you want to do we will be offering a variety of optional excursions. We strive to give you flexibility, please contact us if you are looking to add elements to or extend your trip.

The Ashes 2025-26 Cricket Experts

The Cricket Experts

Howzat have been touring to Australia for many years. We pride ourselves on delivering a personal service for England cricket fans by England cricket fans. Whilst it will have been 8 years since travelling fans have been in the crowd since the Ashes Series in Australia, we have been touring Australia more recently with groups attending the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup and the team having made multiple familiarisation trips since. We’re ready to make the 2025/26 NRMA Insurance Ashes Series Tour one for the history books.

England's ODI Tour of Australia – Protected

Forward Defence

We are both ABTA and ATOL protected, ensuring you can book and travel with complete confidence and peace of mind.

Full itinerary

  • Day 1

    Arrive Australia

    Make your own way to Adelaide, where you can check-in to your hotel for 8 nights on a bed and breakfast basis. 

    Though modest in size, the city of Adelaide boasts a remarkable natural setting, nestled between some of the country's premier wine regions and stunning beaches. The city offers some of Australia's best restaurants and boutique shops.

    This evening the group will get together with the Tour Manager for Welcome Drinks. Get to know your tour group and tour manager, reminisce on past tours and trips and share the excitement of The Ashes!

    Welcome Drinks

    In the evening, you are invited to join your Tour Manager and the rest of your group for welcome drinks. This will also be an ideal chance for you to meet your fellow Howzat Travellers.

  • Day 2

    Day at Leisure

    Enjoy a day at leisure in Adelaide. 

    Begin your day at the Adelaide Central Market, one of the largest indoor markets in the Southern Hemisphere, boasting over 70 stalls offering the freshest produce from South Australia, including fruits, vegetables, artisanal breads, cheeses, meats, local seafood, and much more. After exploring the market, take a stroll to North Terrace, home to several of Adelaide's prominent cultural institutions all in close proximity to each other.

    In the evening, find yourself on Rundle Street, the classy side of the city, where there are plenty of excellent restaurants serving an array of cuisines that suit every budget.

  • Day 3-7

    Australia v England - 3rd NRMA Insurance Ashes Test

    With the hotel being a short walk from the ground make your own way across to The Adelaide Oval for days 1-5 of the cricket. The tram in Adelaide is free, so whilst walking to the ground is easy, there is the added option of utilising that. This is yet another fantastic walk to the stadium as you cross the River Torrens - the rowers will be practising on the water as the excitement builds ahead of the 3rd NRMA Insurance Ashes Test.

    This is one of our favourite cricket grounds in the world!

    NRMA Insurance Ashes Adelaide Test

    Play Starts: 
    TBC
  • Day 8

    Day at Leisure

    Enjoy one final day of downtime in Adelaide before we head to Melbourne tomorrow.

    Today would be the perfect chance for you to venture out to The Barossa Valley or McClaren Vale to try the local delights. The Barossa Valley is one of Australia's most famed and premier wine regions with over 50 wineries from which you could taste what the area has to offer! If you'd prefer some sea air, Glenelg is worth a visit.

  • Day 9

    Adelaide to Melbourne

    This morning, check out of your Adelaide hotel and transfer to the airport for your flight to Melbourne. Upon arrival head to to your hotel with the group to check in for 8 nights on a bed and breakfast basis. 

    Melbourne City is a truly international metropolis and a hub of arts and culture, attractions, fashion, food, sport and entertainment.

    Adelaide to Melbourne

    Departs: 
    TBC
    Arrives: 
    TBC
    Airline: 
    TBC
  • Day 10-11

    Christmas with Howzat

    Enjoy a day at leisure in Melbourne on Christmas Eve. The perfect blend of rich cultural history and new-age trends, Melbourne is a place with something for everyone. Much of central Melbourne's gems are hidden off of the tram-graced thoroughfares in small lanes and arcades so make sure to visit Centre Place, a densely packed laneway of tiny cafe's, bars and Art Nouveau Street Lamps. 

    Join your fellow Howzat clients for Christmas Day. All of our escorted tour travellers come together for a festive yet informal celebration in a prime location. Return transfers will be included. Indulge in a delicious three-course lunch with open bar (beer, wine and soft drinks) and live entertainment.

    Christmas Day Lunch

    Join Howzat staff and fellow supporters at this exclusive event ahead of tomorrow's NRMA Insurance Ashes Boxing Day Test against Australia!

  • Day 12-16

    Australia v England - 4th NRMA Insurance Ashes Test

    Make your own way from the hotel to the MCG, affectionately known as 'The G,' for the NRMA Insurance Ashes Boxing Day Test. Walking up to this iconic ground, knowing you’re about to witness one of the greatest spectacles in sports on one of the most revered days in the cricket calendar, is a truly special experience. There’s no better place to be on Boxing Day!

    NRMA Insurance Ashes Boxing Day Test

    Play Starts: 
    TBC
  • Day 17

    Melbourne to Sydney - NYE

    Check out of the hotel and transfer to Melbourne airport for your flight to Sydney.  On arrival, transfer to your hotel for a 9 night stay with breakfast.

    Where better to enjoy New Year's Eve than in Sydney? You are free to make your own arrangements and see in the New Year however you wish. We will be offering a couple of options at an additional cost - coming soon.

    Melbourne to Sydney

    Departs: 
    TBC
    Arrives: 
    TBC
    Airline: 
    TBC

    New Year's Eve

    We will be offering a couple of options for New Year's Eve - details coming soon!

  • Day 18-20

    Days at Leisure

    Enjoy 3 full days at leisure in the stunning city of Sydney. 

    Sydney, renowned for its legendary Harbour Bridge, Opera House, and breathtaking coastlines, undoubtedly ranks high on the wish list of every adventurer. With three full days to explore, there are countless experiences to savor within the city, or for those eager to venture onto the water, a ferry ride to Manly presents spectacular views. Bondi Beach can be easily reached by train or bus, and the beautiful Bondi to Coogee coastal walk justifies the effort. Additionally, a train journey to the Blue Mountains reveals some magnificent landscapes.

  • Day 21-25

    Australia v England - 5th NRMA Insurance Ashes Test

    The NRMA Insurance Ashes Sydney Test! It's easy to access the SCG from the city by using the new city tramway, walking, or by bus.

    The Sydney Cricket Ground is one of Australia's oldest and most prestigious sporting stadiums.

    NRMA Insurance Ashes Sydney Test

    Play Starts: 
    TBC

    Howzat Cricket Dinner

    On Wednesday night enjoy the Howzat Cricket Dinner – these are the highlight of many trips, hosted by your Tour Manager and featuring a special guest from the cricketing world!

  • Day 26

    Depart Australia

    Check out of your hotel this morning and say your goodbye's before making your own onward travel arrangements. We hope that you head home with some fantastic lasting memories and new friendships formed from a special trip to Australia.

Tickets

Venue Category & Location
Adelaide Category D - Level 5 - Eastern Stand (Middle) - Mid-Wicket
Melbourne Category C - Level 3 Behind the Bowlers Arm
Sydney Category C - Level 1 Mid-Wicket
A 5 day ticket is included in your package. Days 1-4 in the category listed. Should the Test go to the fifth day, day 5 will be a General Admission ticket.

3rd NRMA Insurance Ashes Test

Play Starts: TBC

In 2014, extensive renovation projects at Adelaide Oval were finished, turning it into one of the most modern and sophisticated outdoor sports facilities in Australia, all while preserving its scenic beauty and its status as one of cricket's most stunning venues. Visitors travelling with Howzat in 2010 will recall Kevin Pietersen's impressive double century - can one of the current crop emulate this feat?

Tickets: 
Category D - Level 5 - Eastern Stand (Middle) - Mid-Wicket
Venue: 
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Capacity: 
53,500

4th NRMA Insurance Ashes Test

Play Starts: TBC

Few experiences in cricket compare to being at the MCG on Boxing Day. A sell-out crowd is guaranteed to be there supporting the two teams and the atmosphere has to be seen to be believed. Fondly referred to by locals as 'The G,' the Melbourne Cricket Ground stands as one of the most prestigious sporting venues in the world. One of our fondest Ashes memories is from Boxing Day in 2010, when Tremlett and Anderson dominated the Aussie lineup.

Tickets: 
Category C - Level 3 Behind the Bowlers Arm
Venue: 
MCG, Melbourne
Capacity: 
100,024
2025-26 NRMA Insurance Ashes Series - SCG, Sydney

5th NRMA Insurance Ashes Test

Play Starts: TBC

The Sydney Cricket Ground stands as one of Australia's oldest and most esteemed sports venues. Located close to Sydney Harbour, this iconic stadium has witnessed numerous pivotal moments in the nation's cricketing history, encompassing both remarkable victories and agonising defeats.

Tickets: 
Category C - Level 1 Mid-Wicket
Venue: 
SCG, Sydney
Capacity: 
46,000

Accommodation

The Holiday Inn Express Adelaide City Centre Hotel, Adelaide

Located in the vibrant north-west quarter of Adelaide's CBD, guests can easily get to the Adelaide Oval, Rundle Mall and Adelaide Casino in just a 10 minute walk. The hotel's modern rooms are well-equipped with everything needed to ensure a comfortable stay.

Features: 

  • Fitness centre
  • Express start breakfast

We chose this hotel because: 

  • A short and pleasant 10 min walk to the Adelaide Oval
  • Situated in the vibrant north-west quarter of Adelaide's CBD

The Victoria Hotel, Melbourne

Set in Melbourne’s bustling CBD, The Victoria Hotel offers a blend of historical charm and modern comfort, making it an ideal choice for travellers exploring the city. With classic architecture dating back to 1880, this landmark hotel features amenities like an Art Deco-inspired restaurant, Mister Munro, and the cosy Vic’s Bar. Close to iconic attractions like Melbourne Town Hall, Federation Square, and the Bourke Street Mall, guests can enjoy a central location with easy access to cultural sites, shopping, and dining.

Features: 

  • Fantastic sports bar popular with cricket fans

We chose this hotel because: 

  • Located next to Melbourne Town Hall, just minutes from Flinders Street
  • An easy 25 minute walk to the cricket ground

Mercure Sydney Hotel, Sydney

The Mercure Sydney is a popular choice for travellers who are looking to explore the city whilst enjoying a comfortable stay. The hotel is well positioned just a short walk from popular attractions such as Darling Harbour, the many eating options in Chinatown and the convenience of Central Station.

Features: 

  • Indoor rooftop pool
  • multiple on-site dining options

We chose this hotel because: 

  • Conveniently located in the CBD near Central Station
  • 20 minute tram journey to the cricket ground

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