Ashes 5th Test: Anderson out again but it shouldn’t worry England

That means fellow all-rounder Moeen Ali will continue to be the sole main spinner in the side, and he can be backed at 5/1 to be best England bowler in the first innings.

In terms of batting, new Test world number one Joe Root will be hoping to add to his unmatched series total of 443 to date. The Yorkshireman, who has two centuries this Ashes so far, is 5/2 to be top England batsman in the first innings.

Root is also the subject of a Coral matchday special, with odds of 15/2 available on him to top score in the first innings for his team and England win (max stake £20).

It may be a last chance for Root’s county teammate Adam Lyth, though, who has managed just 86 runs from his seven innings. But the opener can be backed at 6/1 in the batting market.

For the Aussies, meanwhile, it will be the last ever time captain and fellow ‘Dad’s Army’ batsman Chris Rogers will play international cricket, as they’ll be hanging up their deflated Baggy Green caps.

But they’ll be hoping to go out on a high, and opener Rogers is the man more likely to do that, having managed an impressive 437 runs this series so far. He is 4/1 to be best batsman for his team in the first innings.

Steve Smith, meanwhile, will be fired up after being knocked off his number one perch by Root, after some disappointing scores, and he is a 3/1 chance.

Australia are 6/4 shouts for victory here to make the scoreline look more respectable at 3-2, while a draw is priced at 3/1. Whatever the result, though, the Ashes are coming home!

Coral’s betting tip – Root is in the form of his life after rising to the top of the Test batting rankings, and can only get better. He is 15/2 to be best England batsman in the first innings and his team win.