I am planning to try to buy Ashes Test Tickets for Lords. There is a "priority" for county members for 4 days from 31st October according to message from Essex. However Email from Lords says that tickets can be purchases by the general public from 24th October. Doesn't seem much of a "priority" since guess that most, if not all, tickets will have been sold by 31st October "Priority". Have spoken to Essex who maintain that those dates are correct - strange !! Last year priority was for 4 days before being available to public ??