Australia vs England – 2nd Ashes Test Betting Tips

Host Australia will face England in the second Test of the five-match series, starting from Thursday at the Adelaide Cricket Ground.

In the first Ashes Test, Australia registered a comprehensive win over England, courtesy excellent performances from Travis Head, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood. With this result, Australia has taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Captain Pat Cummins will be hoping that the side can deliver a strong show in the second Test at Adelaide.

On the other hand, England will need to learn from their mistakes and put in an improved batting performance at Adelaide Oval. Captain Joe Root will be hoping that the side can raise their overall against Australia in this second Test.

Both teams have faced off 181 times Down Under where the Baggy Greens have an even superior record with 96 wins and just 52 defeats whereas 28 matches ended without a result.

Australia Form and Team News

The Baggy Greens have an outstanding record at the Adelaide Cricket Ground where this fixture will be played where they’ve just suffered 18 defeats in 79 outings which included 42 wins as well.

Another encouraging stat for the home team is that they have won their previous two matches against England at this venue.

The management will be hoping to see the players continue producing similar performances as they’ve done at the venue in the past.

However, the home team has suffered a setback as pacer Josh Hazlewood will miss this pink-ball Test at Adelaide.  Jhye Richardson is expected to be slotted into the XI for this game.

In the batting department, the hosts will be heavily relying on the likes of star opener David Warner, in-form Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head and wicket-keeper Alex Carey to score the bulk of the runs and give the bowlers something to bowl with.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of captain Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Jhye Richardson along with veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon to produce timely breakthroughs.

England Form and Team News

England might make two changes to their XI as James Anderson and Stuart Broad could come in place of Jack Leach and Mark Wood, who played the first Test at The Gabba.

There is some positive news that all-rounder Ben Stokes has fully recovered from injury and will play this pink-ball Test at Adelaide.

In the batting department, the visitors will be relying on the likes of Captain Joe Root, young Haseeb Hameed, Ollie Pope, Rory Burns, wicket-keeper Jos Buttler and all-rounder Ben Stokes to score the bulk of the runs and put the opposition under pressure.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of veteran pacers James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes, and Ollie Robinson Leach to dismantle the home team’s batting lineup.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Australia will be clear favorites to win this second game of the Ashes series to be played at Adelaide Oval. For this pink-ball Test, Australia are placed at 1.49 odds, while England at 3.70 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

With likes of Travis Head, David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne showing excellent form at The Gabba, Australia will be keen to dominate the proceedings in this pink-ball Test.

On the other hand, England have to play some exceptional cricket to push Australia in this Test.

On paper at least, Australia look like a far settled unit compared to England and knowing their record at the venue, the prediction is for the home side to secure a positive result and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

Tip 1-David Warner’s impressive record at Adelaide

Pugnacious opener showed decent form with the bat for Australia in the first Ashes Test played against England. He worked hard for his runs and fell four runs short of a century. Left-hander will take heart from the fact that he has an excellent record in the Test matches played at Adelaide Oval. In the eight matches played at this venue, David Warner has accumulated 1,045 runs at an average of 80.38 with four centuries to his name. Given his excellent contribution at the Gabba, we can expect opener David Warner to score 45 runs or more against England at [email protected]

Tip 2-Pat Cummins to lead the bowling charge for Australia

In the absence of Josh Hazlewood, Australia’s premier pacer will need to deliver the goods in this pink-ball Test. Pat Cummins bowled well in the first Ashes Test and picked up seven wickets to see Australia register a thumping win over England. Given his outstanding bowling performance at the Gabba, we can expect pacer Pat Cummins to take four wickets or more against [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect Australia to beat England by a comfortable margin and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match Test series.

• Opener David Warner to score 45 runs or more against England at Adelaide- [email protected]
• Pacer Pat Cummins to take four wickets or more against England- Australia @2.50

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