Ladbrokes.com Ashes Betting

AUSTRALIA are odds on at 2/5 to take The Ashes with England 3/1 and the draw 11/2,according to bookmakers LadbrokesThe tourists are 5/6 to win the first test at Lords - where they have not lost a test match since the 1930's - with England priced at 3/1 and the draw 2/1.Ladbrokes have layed two bets of £30,000 on England at 3/1 and an £8,000 wager to win £4,000 on the visitors at 1/2.Spokesman Robin Hutchison said: "There has been a predictably patriotic punt on England which will gather momentum if they win at Lord's."But Ricky Ponting's men have grown into the tour and are looking ominously strong in all departments. It could be all over before it starts."The betting is not dissimilar to the last time Australia were over here and they ended up wiping the floor with England."It looks on paper if it will be a lot closer - but we've layed plenty of money on the tourists winning 5-0 at 16/1."Australia began their last tour of England in 2001 at 1/3 with the home nation 4/1 and the draw 5/1.Australian paceman Glenn McGrath is one short of 500 test wickets and Marcus Trescothick, Andrew Strauss and Michael Vaughan are all 3/1 to be his most important victim. Ladbrokes are offering 9/2 that Pietersen follows recent England debutant Andrew Strauss in recording a century at Lords on test debut, 16/1 he is man of the match and 66/1 that he hits 6 sixes in the first innings.But he is also 12/1 to earn an ignominious golden duck and 50/1 to be out for a pair of ducks.LADBROKES LATEST BETTINGTHE ASHES 2005England 3/1Australia 2/5Draw 11/2M. Trescothick 3A. Strauss 3M. Vaughan 3K. Pietersen 7I. Bell 7A. Flintoff 12G. Jones 20A. Giles 25S. Jones 25S. Harmison 25M. Hoggard 25C. Tremlett 50Bets void if McGrath takes no wickets in the series or takes the wicket of someone not quoted.KEVIN PIETERSEN SPECIALSTo score a century in the match 9/2To score a "Golden Duck" in the match 12/1To hit 6 sixes in the 1st innings 66/1To be awarded the official Man of the Match 16/1To be out for a pair of ducks 50/1(Must face a ball in both innings for bets to stand)TOP ENGLAND SERIES RUNSCORERM Trescothick 3/1A Strauss 3/1M Vaughan 4/1K Pietersen 5/1I Bell 6/1A Flintoff 6/1G Jones 33/1A Giles 100/1C Tremlett 1000/1M Hoggard 1000/1S Harmison 1000/1SP Jones 1000/1TOP AUSTRALIAN SERIES RUNSCORERM Hayden 3/1 R Ponting 3/1 J Langer 10/3 D Martyn 5/1 S Katich 7/1 A Gilchrist 8/1 M Clarke 8/1 B Hodge 16/1 B Haddin 50/1 S Warne 200/1 B Lee 1000/1 G McGrath 1000/1 J Gillespie 1000/1 M Kasprowicz 1000/1 S MacGill 1000/1 S Tait 1000/1TOP ENGLAND SERIES WICKET-TAKERS Harmison 11/8M Hoggard 5/2A Flintoff 7/2S P Jones 7/1A Giles 9/1C Tremlett 16/1TOP AUSTRALIAN SERIES WICKET TAKERS Warne 11/8G McGrath 7/4B Lee 5/1J Gillespie 8/1M Kasprowicz 12/1S MacGill 16/1S Tait 20/1SERIES CORRECT SCOREEngland 1 - 0 50/1 England 2 - 0 33/1 England 2 - 1 10/1 England 3 - 0 33/1 England 3 - 1 14/1 England 3 - 2 20/1 England 4 - 0 50/1 England 4 - 1 40/1 England 5 - 0 100/1 Draw 0 - 0 125/1 Draw 1 - 1 16/1 Draw 2 - 2 7/1 Australia 1 - 0 40/1 Australia 2 - 0 14/1 Australia 2 - 1 7/1 Australia 3 - 0 7/1 Australia 3 - 1 6/1 Australia 3 - 2 14/1 Australia 4 - 0 10/1 Australia 4 - 1 12/1 Australia 5 - 0 16/1