2013 Ashes Series Final Test Betting Tips Part 1

After a full day of action that was interrupted by rain at crucial points, the Australians were able to mount their biggest total over the days of cricket at the Oval. Declaring in somewhat odd circumstances towards the end of the day after bringing a man to face a solitary ball from James Anderson, the Aussies retired on the day for a score just shy of 500. 

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Considering the total and the short period in which to chase it down and then find another ten wickets against Australia, England really don’t look like they have much of a chance of completing their unprecedented four test haul at home in an Ashes series.

The blame for that one really must fall with the selectors as the new names brought in for this test have not passed the smell test with the Australians knocking them all over the park over the past two days. Alastair Cook and his side must put in a respectable total and basically stay at the crease long enough to grind out the draw for this contest right now. 

The bookmakers are adamant that the draw is going to be the result here and they’ve hammered the price all the way down to an ultra-slim 1/3 listing in the live odds at this point.

Look for the Australians to continue to compete throughout day 3, but their bowling hasn’t been decisive at key moments in this series but you do have to wonder whether they’re going to be galvanized to take the twenty wickets required to actually win the last test and get the de facto last word of the test series before they meet again for the reverse fixtures in Australia as we get closer to Christmas.