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2013 - The Ashes Series Betting
The Ashes is one of the most highly rated cricket tournaments in the world, perhaps because it dates back to 1882.
It consists of five Test matches - each with two innings per team - which are contested every 18 to 30 months between the UK and Australia, with the venue alternating between the two nations.
As one of the world's most popular cricket tournaments, Ashes betting has always been an important part of the series. Thanks to the convenience of online sportsbooks, cricket fans all over the world can quickly and conveniently partake in Ashes betting with just a few mouse clicks, or even over their smart phones and devices.
The most common Ashes betting is on the overall winner of the series. With England retaining the Ashes in Australia in 2010/11, they are the outright favorite to retain it again at home in 2013.
The Ashes got its name during the inaugural 1882/83 series in England, when a group of ladies from Melbourne presented England captain Ivo Bligh with an urn containing the ashes of a cricket bail or a stump to commemorate England's first ever loss on home soil.
