The Open and The Ashes cross-sport specials and odds boosts

Both The Open at the Royal Liverpool Golf Course and The Ashes at Old Trafford start this week.

talkSPORT BET have boosts combining the two sporting events which feature Cameron Smith, Steve Smith, Jon Rahm, Jonny Bairstow and bets on Rory McIlroy and Ben Stokes.

talkSPORT BET boosts for The Open & The Ashes

• ‘Smiths Double’ – Cameron Smith top 20 finish (inc ties) and Steve Smith top Aussie batter (1st inns) -6/1 (was 5/1)

The 'Smiths Double' is an interesting bet given Smith's consistency in finishing well in tournaments this year.

The Australian has finished in the top 20 seven times out of nine this season alone in LIV events and another two out of three in PGA Tours whilst also being the defending champion of The Open.

In The Ashes, Steve Smith is arguably Australia's key batsman with a test career record of over 9,000 runs at an average of over 59 per innings so will be needed to step up again this test with the series victory within sight.

• Rambo - Jon Rahm Top Spanish Player inc Ties & Jonny Bairstow to score 100 or more runs in 1st Innings -9/1 (was 15/2)

Despite missing the cut at the Travelers Championship last time out, Rahm is in incredible form in 2023 after winning The US Masters earlier this year.

He's also won The Genesis and finished second in the Mexico Open racking up big prize money and cementing himself as Spains top player.

Jonny Bairstow has been at the centre of plenty of this series controversial moments so far but has yet to build on his impressive 78 in the first innings of the first test.

He will be looking to get back to that sort of form with the bat at Old Trafford.

• England to Win the 4th Ashes Test & Any English Player to win the 2023 Open Championship -20/1 (was 16/1)

England are the favourites to win against Australia in the fourth test of the Ashes whilst many English players hold big chances to win the Open.

Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton and Matt Fitzpatrick all hold strong chances this week to name a few.

• Rory McIlroy Top Irish Player inc Ties & Ben Stokes MotM 4th Test - 20/1 (was 16/1)

Rory comes into this week off the back of winning the Scottish Open and is currently 7/1 favourite to win in back-to-back tournaments.

Meanwhile, Ben Stokes continues to perform miracles with the bat for England and if England are going to win the fourth test, he will have no doubt been front and centre.

The Open

Golfers think highly of the Open especially among the top prizes in golf.

There's a purse this year of around £13m with the biggest stars in the sport out to claim the Claret Jug, recognising the champion of the year.

Winners of this include Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer.

This is the 151st Open features previous winners at the Royal Liverpool course in Hoylake including Woods, Rory McIlroy and Walter Hagen.

All The Open odds can be found here on talkSPORT BET.

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