The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The term originated in a satirical obituary published in a British newspaper, The Sporting Times, immediately after Australia’s 1882 victory at The Oval, its first Test win on English soil.
After all the uncertainty as to whether families of the visiting England players will be permitted to stay with them during the Ashes, beginning on December 8th, its confirmed the tour will go ahead (great news) so here our outright picks and preview.
Outright Picks:
England Win @4/1
Correct-score
England 3-2 @14/1
Series Top Batsmen
Steven Smith Australia Most Runs & Joe Root England Most Runs @9/2
Series Top Bowlers
Pat Cummins Australia Most Wickets & James Anderson England Most Wickets @12/1
Probably the biggest series in test cricket! The Ashes in Australia will provide excitement, disappointment and some spectacular cricket!
After stepping down as captain last week and now ”Confirming that Tim Paine is stepping away from cricket for an indefinite mental health break,” he wrote on Twitter. “We are extremely concerned for his and Bonnie’s well-being and will be making no further comment at this time.” so big loss in the Oz camp and hopefully his back soon.
For England the news seems to be off the pitch, Former England captain Michael Vaughan will not play a role in the BBC coverage of this year’s Ashes cricket tour following allegations made by former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq.
A statement from the Broadcaster read “While he is involved in a significant story in cricket, for editorial reasons we do not believe that it would be appropriate for Michael Vaughan to have a role in our Ashes team or wider coverage of the sport at the moment.
But controversy aside we now just want the Cricket!
Best Ashes Cricket Betting Preview and News
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