Betting

Australia are once again the favourites to win the Ashes series following their Perth thrashing of England, reports Paddy Power. The home side are now 6/4 to win the five test series with England marginally behind at 13/8 as the teams prepare for the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.

Australia are the 6/4 favourites to beat England in the Boxing Day test at the MCG, according to Ladbrokes. Ricky Ponting's team completed an easy win over the visitors in Perth to level the Ashes series at 1-1 and the bookies fear the pendulum has now swung away from the English.

England have been backed heavily by Ladbrokes customers on the eve of the third Ashes Test and are currently 11/8 to triumph.They are now just 2/5 to win the Ashes. A much-changed Australian side are 7/4 to win and also currently trade at 5/1 to come from behind to win the series.

Stan James are convinced that Chris Tremlett will replace the injured Stuart Broad from England's starting XI in Perth beginning on Thursday and bet 1/6 that the management will prefer the Surrey pace bowler to the Yorkshire pair of Tim Bresnan and Ajmal Shahzad.

Stan James can't split England and Australia (13/8) ahead of the 3rd Test at Perth beginning in the early hours of Thursday morning...

bet365 are seeing plenty of interest in Australia to win the 3rd Test in Perth. bet365 spokesman Steve Freeth, on the latest cricket odds, said...

Punters with Paddy Power's Australian arm sportsbet.com.au are leading a charge with their wallets for Shane Warne to return to the Australian XI during the 2010/11 Ashes Series...

Grame Swann's odds have been slashed by Ladbrokes for this year’s Sports Personality of The Year award following his performance in the opening Ashes tests...

Chris Tremlett is the 2/5 favourite with Ladbrokes to replace Stuart Broad in the third Test in Perth. Following Broad's withdrawal due to injury, it's 3/1 Yorkshire medium-fast bowler Tim Bresnan replaces him and 4/1 his county team-mate Ajmal Shahzad steps into the void.

Shane Warne is 12/1 with Ladbrokes to play in the third test at Perth. With the Australian team on the ropes there is talk of Warne making a sensational comeback and he is 100/1 to subsequently be the top Australian series wicket taker. Perth was the site of Warne’s highest career test score and it its 250/1 he goes 1 run better and gets his first test century. It’s 5000/1 that he is dismissed on 99 again.

Having batted and battered Australia into submission, England opener Alistair Cook is 40/1 with bookie Paddy Power to provide the ultimate kick in the teeth for beleaguered Aussies and break their revered Don Bradman’s record for the most runs in an Ashes Series.

Alastair Cook is 25/1 to score a century in every Test on the current Ashes series, according to Ladbrokes...

Stan James bet 10/1 that Alastair Cook, who will begin the 3rd day at Adelaide 136 not out and has 438 runs in the series to...

Alastair Cook is the 13/8 favourite with Ladbrokes to be the Ashes series top run scorer after posting 235 not out in the first...

Punters believe the Second Ashes Test in Adelaide this week has a draw written all over it with Paddy Power offering just Evens money for a stalemate

After the rollercoaster first Ashes Test at the Gabba Paddy Power can't separate England and Australia. Both Sides are now...

England and Australia are joint 9/4 favourites with Ladbrokes for the second test. The draw is a more likely outcome according to the bookmaker however and is priced at 11/10.

Andrew Strauss is 12/1 with Ladbrokes to be the Player of the Series Down Under this Winter. The England talisman is the...

The biggest bet in Ashes history was struck on Monday morning at Ladbrokes - on an England series victory...

England's chances of winning the Ashes in Australia are the best for a generation, according to Ladbrokes' punters...