Crazy cricket bet

Two absolutely massive cricket matches kick off tomorrow and one has to believe that if the stage were ever set for a Test match cricket advert then it will be centred around tomorrows' matches.

I have actually taken a rather "wild" set of bets around these games and I'd like to think I'm in with quite a good chance despite what all the nay-sayers think.

Perhaps the most intriguing game is the match up between Australia and England in the third Ashes test. Who could ever have imagined that Australia would be on the ropes and staring down the barrel of a home series defeat? Certainly not I... which is why I have backed the Aussies to bounce back and not only win the third test but actually over-turn the 1-0 deficit and win the series.

My thinking is simple. Aussies at home - losing stings and much like South Africans they hate to lose and are at their most dangerous when their backs are up against the ropes.

Closer to home - and rain permitting - the South Africans kick off their test series against the Indians. India have proven to be a real handful under the watchful eye of Gary Kirsten but playing against South Africa in their own backyard is no easy ask.

I've backed South Africa to win both the first test match as well as the series.

So there we go. Aussies to overturn their loss and bounce all the way back to beat the poms and SA to kick off their series winning exploits with a win in the first match.

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