The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. It is one of international cricket's most celebrated rivalries and dates back to 1882. The series is named after a satirical obituary published in a British newspaper, The Sporting Times, in 1882 after a match at The Oval in which Australia beat England on an English ground for the first time. The obituary stated that English cricket had died, and the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia. The English media dubbed the next English tour to Australia (1882–83) as the quest to regain The Ashes. (Source: Wikipedia)
William Hill are asking who will start in the Ashes?
Ian Bell has played himself back into Ashes contention and he is now 4/7 to start the first Ashes Test. Eoin Morgan is an 8/11 shot to get play the first test and England are 33/1 to win 5-0!
Players to start in first Ashes test:
1/25 Andrew Strauss;
1/25 Graeme Swann;
1/20 James Anderson;
1/12 Matt Prior;
1/10 Stuart Broad;
1/9 Jonathon Trott;
1/7 Kevin Pietersen;
1/6 Alastair Cook;
2/5 Steven Finn;
4/7 Ian Bell;
8/13 Paul Collingwood;
8/11 Eoin Morgan;
2/1 Monty Panesar;
2/1 Ravi Bopara;
5/2 Tim Bresnan;
3/1 Ajmal Shazad;
9/2 Chris Tremlett;
5/1 Steve Davis;
8/1 Craig Kieswetter
Ashes Correct Score:
33/1 Australia 1-0;
14/1 Australia 2-0;
6/1 Australia 2-1;
14/1 Australia 3-0;
7/1 Australia 3-1;
8/1 Australia 3-2;
16/1 Australia 4-0;
14/1 Australia 4-1;
16/1 Australia 5-0
50/1 Draw 0-0;
10/1 Draw 1-1;
8/1 Draw 2-2
40/1 England 1-0;
40/1 England 2-0;
10/1 England 2-1;
33/1 England 3-0;
8/1 England 3-1;
14/1 England 3-2;
33/1 England 4-0;
25/1 England 4-1;
33/1 England 5-0
Who will win?
4/6 Australia,
9/4 England,
9/2 Draw
Some interesting odds - who do you think will win?
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