www.easyodds.com News Alert; ASHES betting preview By Ed Hawkins in Brisbane

BRISBANE is suffering from Ashes fever ahead of the first of five contests.

[ClickPress, Wed Nov 22 2006] Before the start of game one at the Gabba tonight there are only two bets one needs to have to work themselves into a similar state. England at around 5-6 to win a Test in the series is a massive price - they should be closer to 8/13 – while a buy of Aussie Mike Hussey’s series runs at 362 (Spreadfair) also looks wise. For more odds visit www.easyodds.com.

Australia are not the side that their supporters or media talk them up to be. Former England great Ian Botham, one of only four Englishman to score a century at the Gabba by the way, got it spot on here yesterday when he said that Australia’s team was “the oldest he has ever seen”. Beefy has never been one to mince his words, especially when it comes to the Aussies, but he is right.

The average age of the squad named for the first Test is 31.5, only just over a year younger than Bodyline old boys thrashed in the third Test in 1933. If 31-year-old paceman Stuart Clark plays it will be the oldest side picked in the modern era of Test cricket. By contrast England are youthful and buzzing, particularly after the news that Steve Harmison should be fit to play.

His pace and bounce should be crucial on a wicket which is expected to be the quickest of the series, something which should play into the hands of England’s fast bowlers.
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