England Bet On The Ashes As Prime Fan Focus Now

New Zealand and India haven’t really come to play England. They’ve a match of their own to deal with. However, you can bet on England not minding, they’re now solely focused on the big prize. Sure, they have other games, but England have bet on the Ashes being far more important. More important and far more tricky to win. They have to. Online sportsbook sites in the UK like Bet365 only give them 3/1 to win down under. But can mere focus help them beat Australia?

You can bet on the ICC World Test Championship 2021 passing a lot of people by. England didn’t make the final, but, in another of sport’s little stupidities, is hosting it. So, India will square off against New Zealand in the one-off Test final. In Southampton. This makes Chelsea and Man City playing in Porto look positively sensible, and that’s wholly idiotic. Still, it does mean England will get some Test practice at home this summer. That’s lucky really. They need it.

Neither India nor New Zealand are likely to face a full-strength England. The selectors already have issues there. So you can bet on the Ashes focus having them recall a few, rest a lot and hope the injured recover. Boss Chris Silverwood is ringing the changes not so much because he wants to, but because he has to. This may do England good in the long run. It can’t do them any harm. Online betting sites in the UK like Bet365 practically give them no chance against Australia. 

Silverwood Concentrates England On The Ashes

Of course, Australia has some issues of its own. Oh they play cricket exceedingly well, don’t get me wrong, it’s just they might be cheating. The ball tampering scandal keeps bobbing back up to the surface like something that won’t flush. So don’t bet on the Ashes being the centre of Australia’s attention for a while. That story ball tampering story won’t go away.  If only because you can bet on the Ashes press pack to mention it to them at least a dozen times a day. 

Odds On The Ashes

• Australia – 8/15
• England – 3/1
• Draw – 11/2 

Naturally, you can bet on Australia doing all it can to rise above this blemish on its character. Whether they can manage that or not is another story. Any more revelations and they’ll be in the Bible. Still, they perhaps won’t need to be on their best form to beat England at home. England have bet on the Ashes just requiring focus, but the odds on Australia are remarkably short. Anyone in the UK gambling laws of Test cricket may have changed lately will be disappointed.

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What’s disappointing is that England’s focus will probably rob us of decent games against India and New Zealand. Sure Australia are tough, but it’s almost insulting to ignore your guests. You can bet on India playing to their very fullest, and the odds on New Zealand taking it easy are infinitesimal. But England will probably just use the games as glorified training sessions. Of course, you can’t really blame them, they can’t bet on the Ashes being easy. And it IS the Ashes.

Odds On NZ vs India

• India – Evens
• NZ – 11/8
• Draw – 5/1

Silverwood’s lads then are likely to ignore the odds on New Zealand creeping shorter. They’ll bet on India having more issues with that fifth test interfering with the rescheduled IPL than with them. This could be far more accurate than amusing. You can bet on Test cricket arguing a lot with itself about scheduling this year. So with a scheduling soap opera and a lost cause Test cricket is going to be a fun bet on sports in the UK, and then in Australia, this year.  

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We take a look at why England have had to bet on the Ashes requiring all their focus as they go into a busy cricketing summer.