The Ashes / Ed Hawkins / 09 July 2009 / Leave a comment Bet Now

The eagerly-anticpated series is underway in Cardiff and Ed Hawkins is on hand with all the news, views, analysis, betting (and cake-eating) advice. Email him at hawkeyeview@hotmail.co.uk

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The waiting is almost over. For five days in Cardiff from Wednesday a famous rivalry will be renewed, patriotic fervour will course through the veins with eye-bulging intensity and the supporters of the two foes will sing songs about the questionable parentage of their enemy. But enough about the Welsh and English hating each other's guts, it is the first Ashes Test which is supposed to take precedence.