As Australia’s cricketers celebrate victory in the 1st Ashes Test, punters continue to rally behind the home side, backing them from $2.60 into clear-cut $1.65 favourites at Sportingbet to win the series and reclaim the Ashes.
England’s odds of retaining the Ashes have blown from $1.48 before the 1st Test to $2.25 now at Sportingbet.
Despite Australia’s dominance in the 1st Ashes Test, a draw is the $2.50 favourite option at Sportingbet for the 2nd Test in Adelaide next month. Australia is $2.75 while an England victory in the 2nd Ashes Test is the $3.25 outside option.
“Adelaide is always a good pitch for batting so we’ve gone up with the draw as favourite, but if our punters catch the same confidence that’s in the Aussie change room at the moment then the home side could easily start favourites to take a 2-0 series lead,” Sportingbet’s Andrew Brown said.
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2013-2014 Ashes series
Sportingbet market
$1.65 Australia to regain Ashes
$2.25 England to retain Ashes
To win the series
$1.65 Australia
$3.75 England
$5.00 Drawn series
2nd Ashes Test
$2.75 Australia
$2.50 Draw
$3.25 England