Cricket Australia takes $20m revenue hit from two-day Ashes Tests with more losses ahead

Governing body reports $82m surplus for the 2025-26 seasonCA projects two years of deficits with less interest in upcoming toursThe financial blow struck to Cricket Australia due to the pair of two-day Ashes Tests last summer amounted to $20m, hurting the sport’s bottom line as it prepares for multiple years of losses.The governing body reported a $82m surplus in 2025-26 supercharged by strong broadcast interest, ticket sales and commercial revenue associated with the men’s Ashes, the traditional peak in the four-year cycle adopted by Cricket Australia. Continue reading…

Governing body reports $82m surplus for the 2025-26 season but projects two years of deficits with less interest in upcoming tours CA projects two years of deficits with less interest in upcoming tours The financial blow struck to Cricket Australia due to the pair of two-day Ashes Tests last summer amounted to $20m, hurting the sport’s bottom line as it prepares for multiple years of losses. The governing body reported a $82m surplus in 2025-26 supercharged by strong broadcast interest, ticket sales and commercial revenue associated with the men’s Ashes, the traditional peak in the four-year cycle adopted by Cricket Australia.

More sobering is the outlook, however, with two years of deficits projected. The anticipated sale of parts of BBL franchises have not been factored in to those calculations. CA’s outgoing chair Mike Baird joked to his replacement, former Test batter David Boon, during Wednesday’s AGM that he needs to ensure future matches go the full five days. “We’ve had a record Ashes crowd at the MCG, 94,000, only