England breeze past Windies

England's preparation for the Ashes has been given a huge boost by an emphatic victory over the West Indies at the Riverside.James Anderson's match haul of 9-125 helped Andrew Strauss' side to an innings and 83 runs win, completing a clean sweep of the two-Test series.It was England's last Test before they host Australia in a bid to regain the Ashes in July and they are now priced 7/4 by Betfred to do so.And Strauss praised his team for their determination to improve, which has been seen since defeat in the Caribbean earlier this year."The real challenge … is to try and get that extra two or three per cent out of a team, which could be the difference between winning or losing a big series," said the skipper.Australia remain firm favourites to retain the Ashes - which they won on home soil in 2006-07 - and are priced 4/7 by Paddy Power, although punters can get odds of 3/4 with Expekt.

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Posted on:- 19/05/2009 - 10:45 AM
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