Ashes Cricket 2009

First Test

Cardiff Stadium, 8th - 12th July

Second Test

Lords, 16th - 20th July

Third Test

Edgbaston, 30th July - 3rd August

Fourth Test

Headingley, 7th - 11th August

Fifth Test

The Oval, 20th - 24th August

Cricket News

-03-04 - England v Bangladesh 3rd Cricket ODI Odds

The third and final ODI between Bangladesh and England takes place this week at Chittagong with England red hot favourites to complete a 3-0 whitewash. Bangladesh produced a much improved performance in the second game at Dhaka the other day in a match where England had to rely on a magnificent century by Eion Morgan to see them home.

-03-01 - England v Bangladesh 2nd Cricket ODI Odds

England will look to claim this three match ODI series against Bangladesh in this, the second match to be played at Dhaka. England won the first match convincingly, with captain, Alistair Cook and vice captain, Paul Collingwood knocking up half centuries that saw England home by six wickets.

-02-27 - England v Bangladesh 1st Cricket ODI

Alistair Cook will lead England for the first time at International level when England take on Bangladesh in the first of a three ODI series on Sunday in Dhaka. England are huge favourites to win the match and the series, but perhaps the odds do not reflect that the Bangladesh side are not without talent and they are on home soil.

-02-17 - England v Pakistan 1st Twenty20 Cricket International Odds

In what is potentially likely to be a cracking Twenty20 match in the UAE, England will take on world champions, Pakistan in the first of two matches, knowing that these matches will be their only warms ups before the T20 World Cup begins in the West Indies in April.

-01-13 - South Africa v England 4th Test and Series Betting

The England v South Africa cricket series odds has England favourites to win the four test series with odds of 4/7 with Paddy Power while a drawn series can be backed at 8/5 with Boylesports.

-01-10 - England South Africa Final Test Cricket Betting

We would like to draw your attention back just twelve months ago when English cricket was once again in a state of flux. Kevin Pietersen had a decent start in his captaincy and tried to instill his winning spirit into the squad, but his personality did not bring everyone with him and the result was the famous Pietersen Moores conflict which led to both of them resigning from their positions. England called upon Andrew Strauss to fill the void, at a time when his form as a player was in a bit of a dip. Also, he was passed over in the first place as England chose Pietersen the take the job.

-01-06 - South Africa v England 3rd Test Betting

Three wickets in the final session of day four of the 3rd Test in Cape Town have left England a mountain to climb and South Africa nailed on to win with the bookmakers. Set 466 runs to win by the hosts England were ambling along quite nicely under Andrew Strauss and Alistair Cook, but shortly after reaching a 100 run partnership both players lost their wickets, with Kevin Pietersen the third to fall for just six runs before close of play.

-01-02 - England v S Africa 3rd Cricket Test Odds Favour S Africa Win

South Africa will go into this third test match against England at Newlands knowing that anything other than victory would mean that they cannot win the four test series. England on the other hand with a 1-0 series lead can afford to go into the match with great confidence. Currently the betting favours a South African win with odds of 6/4 from Ladbrokes, while England are a reasonably priced 9/4 with Boylesports.

-12-24 - South Africa v England Second Test Match Odds Latest

England go into this second cricket test battle at Kingsmead in Durban with their sights firmly set on a win against South Africa, after doggedly defying the Proteas in last week's first test. Already the media is building the game up to suit England star batsman, Kevin Pietersen, who seems to be returning to his best form after a very disappointing last 12 months. Bookmakers make Pietersen around the 3/1 mark to be England's top batsman in this match, but punters can back him at a best price of 7/2 with Ladbrokes