Latest Ashes Odds Make Embarrassing Reading For England

Posted: December 16, 2021

Updated: January 4, 2022

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You can always bet on the Ashes to entertain, especially if you’re Australian. If you’re English your perspective may diverge somewhat. Indeed a quick glance at the latest Ashes odds, at online betting sites in the UK like Bet365, tells you all you need know. Two-nil down after just two games, England would now require a miracle to win the Ashes. Indeed some say they’ll need a good slice of luck to come out with even a single Test victory. So will Australia win 5-0? Maybe.

Australia beat England by 275 runs in the second Test of the Ashes series with what appeared relative ease. You can always bet on Australia to play relatively well at home, but this was just cruising. They walked all over the visitors and the odds on England winning even a single match are now embarrassing. Of course, whilst the latest Ashes odds highlight just how badly England are playing they don’t plumb the full horror. That comes when you listen to Joe Root talking.

“The reason it’s disappointing is that we made the same mistakes again.” Said Joe Root, England Test Captain. He’s not wrong. They did. However, Joe said it as if he himself were not involved. “We could have bowled a lot fuller on the first day.” He continued appearing to forget he’s actually in charge. Of course, it doesn’t really matter where he places blame. Punters of online sportsbook sites in the UK like Bet365 know where the blame for the latest Ashes odds lies.

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“We need to make bigger scores.” Said Joe earning his place in the State-The-Obvious Hall Of Fame. England’s batsmen have completed 40 innings between them so far this series. They failed to reach forty runs in thirty-five of them. That’s appalling. No wonder the latest Ashes odds are so bad. Now whilst you can’t fault Joe for his efforts to lead by example, he apparently isn’t inspiring many. Dawid Malan and Jos Buttler aside he’s out there on his own most of the time.

Latest Ashes Odds

England – 33/1

Draw – 25/1

Australia – 1/50

So now the odds on the Ashes are only interesting for those trying to predict the exact series score. You’ll find the odds on Australia to win every game quite tempting at the moment. They’re certainly more tempting than those for a bet on England. Only a raving lunatic would take advantage of UK gambling laws to back England at Bet365 right now. For all their talk about how the side played, people still have quite a few questions concerning why it played.

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“You pick a team and not everybody’s going to agree with you.” Said Chris Silverwood, England’s head coach. He, along with Joe Root, pretty much selected the sides so far. The sides which have lost and left the latest Ashes odds looking like Boris Johnson’s chance of becoming Pope. Joe skated over that. The media quizzed Chris a little more closely and discovered he’d select the same sides again despite them losing. Which explains why it’s all going wrong.

Correct Series Score Odds

Australia 2-0 – 100/1

Australia 2-1 – 40/1

England 3-2 – 33/1

Draw 2-2 – 25/1

Australia 3-0 – 14/1

Australia 3-2 – 10/1

Australia 3-1 – 15/2

Australia 4-1 – 10/3

Australia 4-0 – 3/1

Australia 5-0 – 6/4

England, it appears, have a plan and they’re sticking to it. Doesn’t matter that the plan isn’t working or that another plan is available. No. They’re sticking to this one and simply hoping it works this time. What’s the definition of madness? Someone remind me. Joe? Chris? Anyone? Usually people like to bet on sports in the UK over the holidays and perusing the latest Ashes odds at Bet365 is often part of that. Just a shame they’re so bad they’re no cause for Xmas cheer.