Who Will Win Aus vs Eng 2nd Test, Ashes 2017-18?
Australia won the first Ashes test at Brisbane by 10 wickets and England will now look to bounce back when the second test gets underway from December 2. This day-night fixture will be played at the Adelaide Oval and live action is scheduled to begin at 2 PM local time each day.
Aus vs Eng 2nd Test: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: BT Sport, Channel 9, Sony Six
Live Streaming: Bet365, Sony LIV, SuperSport
Toss Prediction
The Adelaide Oval has witnessed just two day-night test matches in the past and both of those have been won by the side that has bowled first. So the team that wins the toss in this match is more likely to have a bowl first.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Aus vs Eng 2nd Test....
Australia Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Australia are going with an unchanged lineup for the Adelaide test. Initially, there were fitness concerns surrounding the pace trio of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood but all three were deemed match-fit post the team's practice session.
Key Players
David Warner and Steven Smith are the two key men in this Australian batting lineup. Warner has a test average of 59 at the Adelaide Oval and he is coming off an unbeaten 87 in his last innings. Smith clubbed a 141 not-out in the first test and he is likely to get a good score here as well. Mitchell Starc took three wickets in each innings and he will be the biggest hurdle for the English batsmen. Nathan Lyon claimed a match-haul of five wickets and he will be threatening here if he finds some amount of support from the pitch.
Recent Form
Australia have won four, lost three and drawn one out of the eight test matches they have played this year. In the first test at Brisbane, they were impressive with both the bat and the ball as they dismissed England for 195 in the second innings and then completed the chase without losing a single wicket.
Australia Predicted Playing 11
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Steven Smith (c), Shaun Marsh, David Warner, Tim Paine (wk), Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins, Peter Handscomb, Cameron Bancroft
England Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Moeen Ali has not yet fully recovered from the finger injury he picked up during the first test. The key allrounder nonetheless is likely to be selected for this game purely as a batsman even if he is declared unfit to bowl. Legspinner Mason Crane is in line for a test debut and he could replace Jake Ball who looked out of sorts at Brisbane.
Key Players
With Alastair Cook looking vulnerable, it will be up to the likes of Mark Stoneman, James Vince and Joe Root to set the tone of the England innings. All three had good knocks at Brisbane and the team will want at least one of them to score big in this match. James Anderson and Stuart Broad will once again be leading the pace attack for England. They shared five wickets between them in the first innings and they are expected to take majority of the Australian wickets to fall in the second test.
Recent Form
England have won five and lost three out of the eight test matches they have played since the start of 2017. Prior to their ten-wicket loss at Brisbane, they had beaten the West Indies by nine wickets at the Lord's.
England Predicted Playing 11
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Joe Root (c), James Anderson, Alastair Cook, Stuart Broad, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Mark Stoneman, James Vince, Dawid Malan, Chris Woakes, Moeen Ali, Jake Ball/Mason Crane
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Australia: W W L L D
England: L W L W W
Australia vs England Head to Head
Australia have an upper hand when it comes to recent head-to-head record in test cricket with 8 wins in the last 11 encounters. At the Adelaide Oval, the two teams have played 31 tests against each other. Of those, 17 have been won by the hosts and 9 by the visitors while 5 have resulted in draws.
Australia vs England 2nd Test Betting Odds
Australia drew first blood in the Ashes with a magnificent ten-wicket triumph and they will go into the second test high on confidence being 1-0 up in the five-match series. The Aussies are strong favorites amongst the bookmakers to win at odds of 1.72 on 1xbet and 1.61 on Bet365. England once again begin as the underdogs priced at 3.85 on Betfair and 3.75 on Bet365. The odds for this game to end in a draw stand at 6.2 and 6 on the respective bookmakers.
Australia vs England 2nd Test Prediction
Rain has been forecast for the opening day but each of the other four days is expected to produce a full day's play. The last 19 test matches at the Adelaide Oval have yielded just three draws which is why a stalemate seems quite unlikely here. England were handed a thrashing at Brisbane. They are already down on confidence and now injury to Moeen Ali has further weakened their chances of a win. The hosts have a fantastic recent record at this ground with five wins and a draw in their last six tests. So it's advantage Australia here and we predict them to extend their lead over England in this historic day-night test match.
Final Verdict: Back Australia to beat England in the second test at 1.72 on 1xbet and 1.61 on Bet365.
Dec 02 - Dec 06, 2017
09:00 IST / 3:30 GMT
Adelaide Oval - Adelaide, Australia
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