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- James Anderson is 6/1 to surpass Shane Warne's test match wicket tally at some point in 2023
- Other specials include 12/1 odds that England score 500 runs in an ODI this year
- Ben Stokes is the early favourite to win this year's Sports Personality of the Year award
James Anderson is 6/1 to surpass Shane Warne's test match wicket tally at some point in 2023
2023 is well underway but the England Cricket Team will not play their first test match until the middle of February and bookies are already giving specials for the year.
Jimmy Anderson is 6/1 to surpass Shane Warne's test match wicket tally of 708 wickets at some point this year with a 14% chance of doing so according to the odds.
Anderson is currently 33 wickets behind Warne's total on 675 wickets but test games against New Zealand, Ireland and Australia in the Ashes later this year may well give him the games to do so.
This year's Ashes series could well be Anderson's last with the 40 year old edging closer towards the end of his career as a swing bowler.
Other specials include 12/1 odds that England score 500 runs in an ODI this year
There are further specials priced up by Star Sports for the year of Cricket including 12/1 odds that England score 500 runs in an ODI at some point this year.
England hit their highest ever one day score back in June last year with 498 runs scored against the Netherlands.
Bazball has well and truly taken over all formats of the English side and we may see it grow further into 2023 with the players getting more comfortable with the coaching.
| 2023 Cricket Specials | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Stokes to play at least one match in the ODI World Cup | 10/11 | 52.4% |
| No Drawn Test Match in the Ashes
|
9/4 | 30.8% |
| England's Men's Test team to score 400+ runs in a 4th innings | 11/2 | 15.4% |
| Jimmy Anderson to surpass Shane Warne's 708 Test Wickets | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| England to score 500 runs in an ODI | 12/1 | 7.7% |
Ben Stokes is the early favourite to win this year's Sports Personality of the Year award
England cricketer Ben Stokes is the early favourite at 11/2 to win the 2023 Sports Personality of the Year award.
Stokes was runner up to Lionesses star Beth Mead for the last year's SPOTY award and will be looking to go one better this year.
Paddy Power have Stokes as the 11/2 favourite to win the award for a second time after his SPOTY win back in 2019 following a massive year for the player.
| 2023 Sports Personality of the Year Winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Stokes | 11/2 | 15.4% |
| Lewis Hamilton | 7/1 | 12.5% |
| Joe Root | 15/2 | 11.8% |
| George Russell | 9/1 | 10.0% |
| Tyson Fury | 10/1 | 9.1% |
Joe Root is third favourite in the betting ahead of a massive year for English cricket with the Ashes taking place in the Summer.
The year also ends with England defending their ICC Cricket World Cup trophy in India with the tournament taking place in October and November.
