Cricket - The Ashes - Fourth Test Preview - 08-06-09

August 6 - With Ravi Bopara looking far from comfortable at England’s troublesome number three spot Trott is 11/8 to step in with a half century and 5/1 to top score in England’s first innings should he play.

Freddie Flintoff's injury concerns is also putting a lot of speculation on England’s likely bowling line up with Stuart Broad’s form with the ball leaving many questions to be answered on England’s likely attack. Paddy Power are betting on which England bowler might step up to the plate with a first innings ‘five-fer’ making attack leader Jimmy Anderson 6/1, Flintoff himself 9/1 and Steve Harmison 10/1 to return with a five wicket text haul.

For the match itself, England are 5/2 to win at Headingley with the Australian’s still being backed to bounce back at 8/5.

Darren Haines, spokesman for Paddy Power, said: "Whether for form or fitness there are plenty of question marks over the England team and the betting in favour of the Australians at Headingley suggests it could prove unwise for the England selectors to be lulled into any false sense of security at this stage."

4th Test Betting
5/2 England
11/8 Draw
8/5 Australia
11/8 Trott to score a first innings fifty
9/2 Trott to score a first innings century

Ponting v Strauss 1st Innings Runs
5/6 Ponting
5/6 Strauss

To Take A First Innings 'Five-fer'
6/1 Anderson
9/1 Flintoff
10/1 Harmison
10/1 Sidebottom
12/1 Broad
12/1 Swann

Top England 1st Innings Runscorer
3/1 Strauss
4/1 Cook
9/2 Bell
5/1 Bopara
5/1 Trott
11/2 Collingwood
7/1 Prior
10/1 Flintoff
25/1 Broad
50/1 Bar

Top Australia 1st Innings Runscorer
3/1 Ponting
4/1 Clarke
4/1 Katich
9/2 Watson
9/2 Hussey
5/1 Hughes
8/1 North
9/1 Haddin
12/1 Manou
28/1 Bar

Ashes Series Latest
8/11 England
2/1 Draw
5/1 Australia

Correct Score
9/2 England 1-0
4/1 England 2-0
5/1 England 2-1
10/1 England 3-0
2/1 Draw 1-1
5/1 Australia 2-1

Read our Paddy Power bookmakers review.