Fresh from being crowned the world’s No 1 Test batsman, Marnus Labuschagne is the man TAB punters want to be with in the third Ashes Test, which starts at the MCG on Sunday.

Labuschange, who is $7 favourite to be crowned Player of the Match, is responsible for 46 percent of trade on the Australia 1st Innings High Bat bet type and shares the top line of betting with Steve Smith (14 percent) at $3.50. David Warner ($4.50) is the second most popular at 18 percent.

Joe Root is $2.60 favourite to top score for England with Dawid Malan ($4.20) and Ben Stokes ($4.50) next in betting.

Pat Cummins has been most popular in 1st Innings Most Wickets market for the Aussies with the $3.40 favourite commanding 40 percent trade, but $5.50 chance Jhye Richardson has been next most popular at 35 percent.

Punters expect the Aussies to go up 3-0 in Melbourne with 51 percent of money bet on the Match Result market on the hosts, although the Draw is the worst result with 30 percent of the hold being on that result.

TAB ODDS – 3^RD TEST MATCH RESULT

$1.42    Australia
$5.00    Draw
$6.50    England

PLAYER OF THE MATCH

$7.00    Marnus Labuschagne
$8.00    Steve Smith
$9.00    Pat Cummins, David Warner
$13        Josh Hazlewood, Joe Root
$14        Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc
$15        Ollie Robinson
$16        Jhye Richardson, Jimmy Anderson, Dawid Malan,
Cameron Green, Ben Stokes
$17        Mark Wood
$18        Travis Head, Alex Carey
$21+      Quote others

AUSTRALIA HIGH BAT 1^ST INNINGS

$3.50    Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne
$4.50    David Warner
$6.50    Usman Khawaja
$7.50    Marcus Harris
$10        Travis Head
$13        Cameron Green
$17        Alex Carey
$41        Michael Neser, Pat Cummins
$51+      Quote others

ENGLAND HIGH BAT 1^ST INNINGS

$2.60    Joe Root
$4.20    Dawid Malan
$4.50    Ben Stokes
$6.50    Haseeb Hameed, Jonny Bairstow
$7.00    Ollie Pope, Zak Crawley, Rory Burns
$8.00    Jos Buttler
$10        Dan Lawrence
$17        Craig Overton
$21        Chris Woakes
$41+      Quote others

AUSTRALIA MOST WICKETS 1^ST INNINGS

$3.40    Pat Cummins
$4.20    Mitchell Starc
$4.50    Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
$5.50    Scott Boland, Jhye Richardson, Michael Neser
$7.50    Mitchell Swepson
$9.00    Cameron Green
$15        Marnus Labuschagne

ENGLAND MOST WICKETS 1^ST INNINGS

$3.30    Jimmy Anderson
$3.60    Ollie Robinson
$4.00    Mark Wood
$4.20    Craig Overton, Chris Woakes
$4.50    Stuart Broad
$5.50    Ben Stokes
$6.00    Dom Bess
$7.00    Jack Leach
$21        Dan Lawrence, Joe Root