Australia vs England 1st Test Betting Tips 08/12/2021

December 7, 2021
Zohaib Ahmed
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Australia vs England 1st Test Betting Tips 08/12/2021

Teams Status

Australia

This Ash has seen one of the bumpiest buildups in recent memories, with both teams embroiled in unwanted controversies. Where England are busy sorting out the massive racism episode, Australia were hit by the abrupt blow of Tim Paine’s sexting scandal.

Like that wasn’t enough, poor weather in Queensland means that both the teams could be underprepared and might even show a bit of rust when the first ball gets bowled tomorrow.

The general consensus is that Australia are the weaker of the two sides but home advantage hides their deficiencies and then some. They have lesser talent and also played much less Test cricket than usual in the last two seasons. When they did play a four-Test series at home this year, they were beaten by an Indian side missing many regular players.

The match and the series would also see the start of the Pat Cummins era in Australian Test cricket, with the pacer having taken over the leadership role from disgraced Paine. Keeping wickets for the home side will also be a new man in Alex Carey but the bowling attack remains largely the same, with the team having snubbed calls to pick Jhye Richardson over Mitchell Starc.

England

England have the opposite problem. They play a bit too much of Test cricket, their critics say. In all, they’ve played 12 Tests so far this year but their win percentage of 33.33 is on the lower side.

Their leaders will of course be Joe Root with the bat, and James Anderson and Stuart Broad with the ball. Ben Stokes is finally with the squad but has not played competitive cricket in months. His presence though gives the tourists a huge lift.

While those are the plusses, the dampener in the equation is England’s poor recent record in Australia, where they have lost nine and won just one of their last 10 Tests.

Root’s stock has been on the rise this year but in order to truly cement his legacy, this will be his litmus test. The English openers, too, will have to pull their weight because, without a push from up above, English teams don’t tend to do well in Australia.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

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Australia are the favourites for the opening Test. Paripesa has Australia priced at 1.91, England at 5.25, and Draw at 3.004. Parimatch has Australia available for 1.85, England for 4.80, and Draw for 2.85. Lastly, Sportsbet has Australia priced at 1.79, England at 5.10, and Draw at 3.15.


Tipster’s Angle

Tip: Double chance – England or Draw at 1.85

The memories of Australia being almost humiliated by an understrength India side earlier this year are still fresh on our memories. Granted that this England is not that India but still, that series showed that Australia are not as invincible at home as they seem. They can be beaten. We pick England in a double chance bet. The odds have been sourced from Parimatch.

Tip: Joe Root total runs over 34.5 @ 1.85

After seeing his reputation diminish a bit in previous years, Joe Root reclaimed his place in Fab 4 this year by piling up runs. We think he’d make an early impression in this Ashes series. Runs should flow early and when that happens what’s a meager 34.5. The odds have been sourced from Sportsbet.

Conclusion

England visit these shores with arguably greater talent but a poor record. Can they put their talent to use and negate the away disadvantage? Only time will tell. Our hunch is that they can!

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