Despite their loss in Cardiff in the First Test, Australia are favourites with online bookmaker CrownBet to level the series at the Home Of Cricket when the Second Test gets underway tomorrow.
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The Aussies are paying $2.40 while the Poms are slight outsiders at $2.75, and the Draw is paying $3.50.
“England were very impressive in the First Test but that’s old news according to CrownBet members. Almost all the money so far has been on the Aussies bouncing back at Lord’s,” CrownBet’s Haydn Lane said.
Steve Smith is the favourite at $10 to take out the Man of the Match award, ahead of Joe Root, David Warner, Michael Clarke and Mitchell Starc, who are all on the second line of betting at $12.
Smith is also favoured to score the most runs in Australia’s first innings at $4.00, with Root at $3.80 for England.
Mitchell Starc is the $3.75 favourite to take the most wickets in the first innings for Australia, while James Anderson is paying $3.50 to do the same for the home side.
Markets courtesy of CrownBet
The Ashes – Second Test
$2.40 Australia
$2.75 England
$3.50 Draw
First Innings Lead
$1.67 Australia
$2.10 England
$251 Tie
Man of the Match
$10 Steve Smith
$12 Joe Root, David Warner, Michael Clarke, Mitchell Starc
$15 James Anderson, Alastair Cook, Mitchell Johnson
$17 Stuart Broad, Chris Rogers, Shaun Marsh, Adam Voges, Josh Hazlewood, Peter Siddle
$21 Ben Stokes, Ian Bell, Moeen Ali, Mark Wood, Mitchell Marsh, Fawad Ahmed, Pat Cummins
$26 Gary Balance, Adam Lyth, Jos Buttler
$29 Peter Nevill
$31 Adil Rashid, Steven Finn
Bets refunded on players not in starting XIs
Top First Innings Run Scorer – Australia
$4.00 Steve Smith
$4.50 David Warner, Michael Clarke
$5.00 Chris Rogers
$7.00 Adam Voges
$7.50 Shaun Marsh
$15 Peter Nevill
$51 Mitchell Johnson
Others quoted. Bets refunded on players not in starting XI
Top First Innings Run Scorer – England
$3.80 Joe Root
$4.75 Alastair Cook
$5.50 Ian Bell
$6.00 Adam Lyth, Gary Balance
$9.00 Ben Stokes
$15 Jos Buttler
$17 Moeen Ali
$41 Adil Rasheed
Others quoted. Bets refunded on players not in starting XI
Top First Innings Wicket Taker – Australia
$3.75 Mitchell Starc
$4.00 Mitchell Johnson, Josh Hazlewood
$5.00 Peter Siddle
$5.50 Pat Cummins, Fawad Ahmed
$5.75 Nathan Lyon
Others quoted. Bets refunded on players not in starting XI
Top First Innings Wicket Taker – England
$3.50 James Anderson
$4.00 Stuart Broad
$4.50 Mark Wood
$5.50 Steven Finn
$6.50 Ben Stokes
Others quoted. Bets refunded on players not in starting XI