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……from Bruce Manly in the Hay Street Mall in Perth, scanning the betting shops and trying to cope with the trauma of Morkel’s ‘rolled ankle’.

Punters have turned against the Australian cricket team - and I don’t mean that there’s dissent in the ranks - after all, Ricky Ponting’s nickname of punter has been well earned. They say over here in the land of Oz that if you really want to win the office sweep, look at the bookie’s odds!

Betfair have now gone on record as saying that after 17 years of Test dominance, the betting trend has gone against the local team for the first test against the Proteas and also for a series win. Punters can get black and white figures (that means $2 or better for those of us who are ignorant of the punt) against the Aussies for the first time that in a home test since ‘Pup’ Clarke (that Michael Clarke, the vice-captain) really was a pup.

The Aussies are out at $2.10, the South Africans at $3.80 while a draw is an outsider at $3.80. To put it into perspective The Kiwis drifted at between $13 and $15 during the recently completed series. Sportingbet have said that punters are even shying away from backing a home series win for the men in the baggy green. “The confidence of punters in the Australian team is gone”, said the MD Michael Sullivan. “We can hardly win a bet on them to win the series at $1.85″.

A great time to earn some hard currency!

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