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Ahead of the 2017-18 Ashes Series, both sides Australia and England have been involved in intriguing warm up tests but it’s Aussies who have enjoyed the best of the exchanges. The Hosts were completely dominant in their recent games and will start as red hot favourites against England after their previous Ashes encounter in which England have won the five-match series 3–2. As for England, there were some positive signs in their winning tests against Bangladesh but what do the tourists need to do to upset the predictions? With the next year 2017 is edging closer maybe it's time you start checking out the latest odds and to make a bet on the cricket tournament where the aussies punters do! Key areas Australia did show a little vulnerability against the new ball and the pace of the opponents opening attack. The Aussies recovered to post strong totals but is there an issue at the top of the order that England’s James Anderson and Stuart Broad can exploit? Unfo

England skipper Alastair Cook has confirmed that James Anderson will not be playing in the first Test in India as he struggles to recover from a shoulder injury. Due to a stress fracture in Anderson’s left shoulder right shoulder, the seamer also forced himself out of the current series in Bangladesh. The 34-year-old recently stated that he was hopeful of returning back to action in India, but he is unlikely to be part of the opening Test to be played in Rajkot on November 9. Anderson sustained the injury against Sri Lanka earlier this summer, and has not featured since August because of a stress fracture. He made his Test debut in 2003, and has claimed 463 wickets, makes him the England's leading wicket-taker.

Indian star batsman Suresh Raina and Hardik Pandya both have been recalled to the first three matches of the five-match One Day International series against New Zealand, that gets underway on October 16. The 15-member squad led by the wicketkeeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who last played his limited over match in Zimbabwe in June. However, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja both have been ruled out of squad. The first match will be held in Dharamsala on October 16 followed by the 2nd in Delhi on October 20 while the third will be played at Mohali on October 23. India Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey, Suresh Raina, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, Amit Mishra, Jasprit Bumrah, Dhawal Kulkarni, Umesh Yadav, Mandeep Singh, Kedar Jadhav.