Australia aiming for their first Ashes victory in England since 2001
- England to make multiple changes with Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood likely to come in.
- Australia are leading the Ashes 2023 series by 2-0.
England are backed against the wall after losing the first two matches in the Ashes 2023. In the second Test, they came up short by 43 runs despite Ben Stokes hammering 155. They now desperately need to win this game to keep the series alive. England have 2.56 odds to beat Australia in this Test.
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The world Test champions Australia have won three back-to-back matches in England in the last month. They have been in outstanding form and have a side with not many holes in it. Australia have 2.22 odds to win this match.
Head-to-head record, England vs Australia
Australia dominate the head-to-head record in this historic rivalry. The two sides have faced off in 358 Tests over the decades, with Australia claiming 152 matches and England winning 110. Talking about the last 10 encounters, Australia have been victorious seven times while England have won only twice.
Toss prediction
At Edgbaston, England won the toss and batted first while at Lord’s, they bowled first because of the conditions. The general trend in Test cricket is to bat first unless conditions are overcast. We predict Australia to win the toss and bat first at Headingley.
Win probability
Taking into note the strengths of both these teams as well their recent form, Australia start this match as favourites with a win probability of 38%.
Average score
Headingley in Leeds has hosted 82 matches in Test cricket, with the average first innings score reading 300. The average batting second score stands at 293. Over 1300 runs were scored in the previous Test at this venue.
Pitch and conditions
Headingley in recent years has been a happy hunting venue for batters. Flatter pitches has been the trend in this series but the early glimpses of the pitch suggest there could be good assistance for the seamers in this Test.
Players to keep an eye on…
England playing XI:
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Joe Root, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, Mark Wood
Australia Predicted playing XI:
Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Todd Murphy, Josh Hazlewood
Steve Smith: One of the greatest batters in Test cricket, Smith scored a fantastic century in the second game. He has an average of 59 in England with eight centuries and he’ll be looking to mark his 100th Test in style.
Mark Wood: England are set to unleash their fastest weapon in this game. With his pace and the short pitch ploy, Wood is likely to trouble the Aussie batters big time.
Ashes 2023, 3rd Test predictions
Australia won the second Test despite losing Nathan Lyon to an injury mid-match. They have a better bowling attack and a more solid batting unit. We predict Australia to win the match.
Our pick: Back Australia at 2.22 to win this one!
England vs Australia Betting tips
Apart from backing Australia to win, check out other recommended bet about England’s best batter.
Joe Root was terrific in the first Test where he scored 118* and 46. Expect him to bounce back from the failure of the second game. Back Root at 3.97 to be England’s top batter in the first innings!
