England vs Australia Prediction & Betting Tips - The Ashes

Prediction published on 11/09/2019, 09:48  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 11/09/2019 at 10:49 in Cricket Predictions

England can no longer regain the Ashes but they could yet drawn this series against Australia. That is important as no one wants to lose a series and there are points in the World Test Championship to play for. The fourth test was another struggle for England with inconsistent batting up against a Steve Smith masterclass. The Australian made his return and hit a double century in the first innings and a half-century in the second. England lost that game and have made two changes for this final test. Sam Curran and Chris Woakes replace Jason Roy and Craig Overton with Ben Stokes only playing as a batsman due to a shoulder injury. 

Australia have the Ashes but will want to win a series in England as that hasn't happened in a while. They have outplayed England for most of this series despite their opening batsmen barely making a contribution. They have a better bowling line-up and of course have Steve Smith who has been in outstanding form in this series. If he had played in the third test, it's unlikely England would have won that one. Go for Australia to end this series with another win.