Ashes Series - Stake your (Winner's) Final Score here

[Squawk]

OK - before the first Test starts, put your reputations on the line.

Who will win the series?
Will the series be a draw and the Poms retain the Ashes?
What will the series score be?
Will you be punting on your prediction?
What will be the outcome at each Test venue?

Over to you!

[Squawk]

Here goes nothing...

Brisbane - Draw (rain is the killer - even in a drought they are bound to get some up there during the cricket!)
Perth - Aussies to win - extra bounce is always good for the aussies
Adelaide - good question. Could be the key test of the series. Draw.
Melbourne - Poms to win. Average deck. Xmas and all that!
Sydney - Aussies to win. Our spinners are too good. (Qu - will MacGill get picked here again?)

Final score prediction: Aussies 2-1. Hope I'm wrong and it's 5-0 to the green and gold.

Not likely to be punting on the 2-1 scoreline.

Anyone know the current odds going around?

[mal]

If we win the toss and bat first 5 times we will win 5-0
If we lose the toss and field 5 times we will win 3-2 or 3-1 most likely

Sydney is the poms best chance to win if bat first.
Adelaide/Melbourne a small chance if bat first
Perth + Brisbane the ozzies will annihilate the poms.

My prediction AU 4 EG 1

[Squawk]

My prediction AU 4 EG 1

Are you gonna toss for the aussies ?

All jokes aside, are you gonna punt on your predicted score MAL?

[mal]

My prediction AU 4 EG 1

Are you gonna toss for the aussies ?

All jokes aside, are you gonna punt on your predicted score MAL?

No I always wait for the toss.

[Thiele]

Australia 3 England 0

[Dutchy]

Heres the betting options available on Centrebet -

Test Series Result
England To Retain The Ashes
First Century Of The Series
First Century Of The Series - Australia
First Century Of The Series - England
Method Of Dismissal For Shane Warne's 700th Wicket
Most Runs in Series
Most Runs in Series - Australia
Most Runs in Series - England
Most Wickets in Series
Most Wickets in Series - Australia
Most Wickets in Series - England
Series Result - Five Tests
When Will Shane Warne Take His 700th Victim?
Who Will Shane Warne's 700th Victim Be?


AUSTRALIA 1.26
DRAWN SERIES 8.00
ENGLAND 6.00

Series Result - Five Tests

AUSTRALIA
1-0 67.00
2-0 15.00
2-1 10.00
3-0 7.50
3-1 6.50
3-2 17.00
4-0 5.50
4-1 10.00
5-0 6.50

ENGLAND
1-0 126.00
2-0 101.00
2-1 17.00
3-0 141.00
3-1 26.00
3-2 26.00
4-0 151.00
4-1 81.00
5-0 251.00

DRAW 0-0 151.00
DRAW 1-1 21.00
DRAW 2-2 9.00

[Wedgie]

Australia 4
England 0

[PerceThePunter]

Drawn series 2-2. Can't read a lot into the PM's XI game y'day.

Brisbane: England
Perth: Australia
Adelaide: England
Melbourne: Australia
Sydney: Draw


Most wickets - like Andrew Flintoff at $11.00 for a bit of value, and will take Brett Lee as a saver at $4.25

Most runs - Mike Hussey at $7.00. Surprising more England players not shorter in the market, Andrew Strauss the value at $15.00

Warne's 700th - Take all England players and throw their names in the air. Really, a complete speculative one at the very best, if absolutely forced, maybe a tailender like Mahmood at $11, but honestly, too hard to pick.

[Frosty]

Reckon I'll have a fiver on the Aussies winning the series 5-0 considering the 67-1 on offer.

Poms look very vulnerable to me. Flintoff just coming back from injury, half the team is new to the pressure of Ashes cricket, plus they are on foreign soil.

[Dutchy]

Reckon I'll have a fiver on the Aussies winning the series 5-0 considering the 67-1 on offer.

Poms look very vulnerable to me. Flintoff just coming back from injury, half the team is new to the pressure of Ashes cricket, plus they are on foreign soil.

Apologies Frosty I stuffed that up when I was formatting the C/P...now amended to correct odds of $6.50!!!!

all other odds are correct

[Frosty]

Thought it was too good to be true........

[Squawk]

Heres the betting options available on Centrebet -

Test Series Result
England To Retain The Ashes
First Century Of The Series
First Century Of The Series - Australia
First Century Of The Series - England
Method Of Dismissal For Shane Warne's 700th Wicket
Most Runs in Series
Most Runs in Series - Australia
Most Runs in Series - England
Most Wickets in Series
Most Wickets in Series - Australia
Most Wickets in Series - England
Series Result - Five Tests
When Will Shane Warne Take His 700th Victim?
Who Will Shane Warne's 700th Victim Be?


AUSTRALIA 1.26
DRAWN SERIES 8.00
ENGLAND 6.00

Series Result - Five Tests

AUSTRALIA
1-0 67.00
2-0 15.00
2-1 10.00
3-0 7.50
3-1 6.50
3-2 17.00
4-0 5.50
4-1 10.00
5-0 6.50

ENGLAND
1-0 126.00
2-0 101.00
2-1 17.00
3-0 141.00
3-1 26.00
3-2 26.00
4-0 151.00
4-1 81.00
5-0 251.00

DRAW 0-0 151.00
DRAW 1-1 21.00
DRAW 2-2 9.00

with a drwan series quoted at 8/1 and only three possible combinations - 8/1, 20/1 and 150/1 - why would you bother just taking the draw and not punting on a draw score?