Who Will Win Aus vs Eng 1st Test, Ashes 2017-18?
The highly-anticipated Ashes 2017-18 between Australia and England is set to get underway from November 23 when the two nations go up against each other in the first game of the five-match test series. The match will be played at the Brisbane Cricket Ground in Brisbane and live action is scheduled to begin at 10 AM local time each day.
Aus vs Eng 1st Test: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: BT Sport, Channel 9, Sony Six
Live Streaming: Bet365, Sony LIV, SuperSport
Toss Prediction
The first-innings scores of the last five test matches at the Gabba read (most recent first): 429, 556, 408, 295 and 450 which is enough to suggest that the pitch here has been very good for batting in recent times. Also since three of the last four tests at this ground have been won by the side that has batted first, the toss-winning team in this match is likely to bat first.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Aus vs Eng 1st Test....
Australia Team News & Playing 11
Team News
The Australian selectors have included batsmen Shaun Marsh, Cameron Bancroft and wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Paine into the 13-man Ashes squad (for the first two tests) in place of Glenn Maxwell, Matt Renshaw and Matthew Wade. Chadd Sayers, the uncapped South Australian seamer, has also been given a call-up.
Key Players
David Warner will be the key man in this Australian batting lineup. The opening batsman has a test average of 55 at the Gabba and has three centuries in six test matches here. Captain Steven Smith also has a remarkable test record at this ground. Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will be Australia's best bets with the ball. While the former has 17 test wickets in four matches here, the latter has 13 in three.
Recent Form
Australia have not been that impressive in test format this year - they have drawn one, won three and lost as many out of the seven matches. Their most recent test action came in Bangladesh in Aug-Sep where they had to contend with a 1-1 drawn series.
Australia Predicted Playing 11
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Steven Smith (c), David Warner, Cameron Bancroft, Usman Khawaja, Peter Handscomb, Shaun Marsh, Tim Paine (wk), Mitchell Starc, Patrick Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon
England Team News & Playing 11
Team News
England have arrived in Australia with a 16-man Ashes squad that does not feature Ben Stokes who is currently undergoing suspension. A decision over the star allrounder's clearance is yet to be taken. The selectors have included uncapped players Craig Overton and Ben Foakes in the squad.
Key Players
Alastair Cook is the leading run-getter for England in test cricket and he also has a hundred and two fifties in three tests at the Gabba, making him a key figure in this batting lineup. Joe Root has been a run-machine for the side across all formats and the team's batting will depend heavily on him as well. With the ball, England will look to their spearheads James Anderson and Stuart Broad to swing the ball and make early inroads into the Australian top-order. Chris Woakes will be another threat on this pace-friendly surface.
Recent Form
England have been doing a good job in the longest format of the game winning five out of the seven test matches this year, all of which were played at home. They last played a test series against the West Indies. It was a three-game series which they eventually won 2-1.
England Predicted Playing 11
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Joe Root (c), Alastair Cook, Mark Stoneman, James Vince, Dawid Malan, Craig Overton, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Australia: W L L D L
England: W L W W W
Australia vs England Head to Head
Australia are ahead of England in terms of head-to-head count in tests. They have 140 wins out of 341 matches with the remaining 93 all having ended in draws. At the Gabba, the two sides have faced other in 20 matches with the hosts winning 11 of those and 5 resulting in stalemates.
Australia vs England 1st Test Betting Odds
Despite losing to India and drawing to Bangladesh in their previous two test series, Australia are heading into this match as firm favorites amongst the bookmakers to win at short odds of 1.9 on 1xbet and 1.72 on Bet365. England are coming off home series wins against South Africa and the West Indies but they find themselves as underdogs for this game at a price of 4 on both Betfair and Bet365. A drawn test is priced at 4.3 and 4.5 on the respective bookmakers.
Australia vs England 1st Test Prediction
Both teams have their own issues to sort out ahead of this game. England will have to do without the services of Ben Stokes and they will be keeping their fingers crossed for Stuart Broad who hasn't been at his best of late. Australia on the other hand seem slightly vulnerable when it comes to middle and lower-middle order batting. This means the visitors will fancy their chances a lot more if they run through the hosts' top-order cheaply. With that said, Australia have not been beaten in a test match at the Gabba since 1989 and England were routed 0-5 during their last visit Down Under in 2013-14. So Australia look better placed for a win in their own conditions. Although rain has been forecast, we don't expect a draw here considering the quality of bowling attack these two sides possess.
Final Verdict: Back Australia to beat England in the first test at 1.9 on 1xbet and 1.72 on Bet365.
Nov 23 - Nov 27, 2017
05:29 IST / 0:1 GMT
The Gabba - Brisbane, Australia
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