Ashes 2013 - a question

lardbucket wrote:And therein lies the problem, HTF do you get tickets if you fly in from OS, if you for example have a cunning plan to arrange your 'work trip' to coincide with the Ashes?

You pay £180 through an agent.

lardbucket wrote:And therein lies the problem, HTF do you get tickets if you fly in from OS, if you for example have a cunning plan to arrange your 'work trip' to coincide with the Ashes?

As will 60,000 others I'm sure!
I personally take all 5 days "off" and religiously attend (on my pass), meeting friends at the ground if necessary.
I never get involved in the lottery ....

Ticket allocations are for the "Members and Friends" enclosures - Warner, Tavern, Allen stands ... therein does lie the problem for the street punter ... because all he has left is Grand, Mound, Edrich and Compton ... 2/3rds of the ground - which members can also bid for!!

Aren't there "honest" websites that have the allocations in Oz?

not at the moment

Merlin wrote:

Zat wrote:Looked at some ticket prices on the site linked to above. £180 for day 1 and again for day 2. Bugger that for a joke.

£180 each?!!

Must be a pirate site - or else one of these "all inclusive" packages.

Lord's - £75 for the "lesser" Test nations ... £90 for the top tier nations...

Don't blame me, that's what is quoted on the link.

180... 90... it's still a f*cking joke.

Zat wrote:

Merlin wrote:

Zat wrote:Looked at some ticket prices on the site linked to above. £180 for day 1 and again for day 2. Bugger that for a joke.

£180 each?!!

Must be a pirate site - or else one of these "all inclusive" packages.

Lord's - £75 for the "lesser" Test nations ... £90 for the top tier nations...

Don't blame me, that's what is quoted on the link.

Not blaming ... just thinking it's an agents offer or else an all inclusive jobbie.

I guess by lobbing in a random $180 it leaves enough meat on the bone for them to buy blocks of tickets at say £120 a pop ... making handsome profits all round for all concerned.