When it comes to cricket then there is simply no other competition that matters more than the Ashes. Every two years the Australians and the English meet to battle it out in the best of five test matches for a little urn of ashes that represent everything that is great about cricket. Four years ago the English wrestled the Urn off the Aussies in England for the first time in 20 years. Two years later, however, the Poms were bought quickly back to earth when the Aussies dished them out a 5-0 flogging in Australia.

The 2009 Ashes

2009 see’s the Australians return to England to commence a highly anticipated series. A few months ago the future looked bright for the English. The Australian team was defeated by the South Africans in Australia and the English were on their way for what they thought was going to be a Caribbean holiday. The Aussies got things back on track with a series win against the South African’s on their home turf and the English showed a lack of creativity and ability and went down to the West Indians in a shock series loss.

888 Sport Partakes in the Ashes

888 sport bets on all cricket games and will certainly have extensive markets up for the upcoming test series. If you want to bet on the outcome of the series you can already try your luck. The Australians are red hot favourites at 1.73 followed by the English at 2.87. The drawn series is at 6.00. The English had a few injury concerns over in the West Indies and the Aussies are far from the powerhouse they were when they had 888 Poker star Shane Warne leading the charge, so you might find a little bit of value on the Poms. 888 is also holding the 2009 Poker Ashes, same idea, just the cricketers play on a slightly different field - the poker table.

Get in early before the first test if you think you can predict the outcome, before the good price goes over the fence like a long hop from a spinner!