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Re: Commonwealth Bank ODI Series (Australia/India/Sri Lanka) +10.84 going into Game 5. Small stakes. - 4pts Total Wides: Under 14.5 @ 5/6 [WillHill] History has shown that seamers generally get more joy at the WACA than spinners. It's for that reason that alot of seam is expected tomorrow from each side and that is never really a good thing for wides. Despite this though, wides generally aren't that much of a common occurrence with these two bowling line ups. India have played three matches so far and conceded 4, 7 and 4 wides respectively whilst Sri Lanka have conceded 5 and 7 in their two matches. India have a very disciplined bowling attack. You very rarely see extras from Zaheer or the two Kumars whilst Rvi Ashwin is usually always on point. Sri Lanka with Mathews, Welegedera and Senneyake are fairly watertight too. The fear I guess is that Malinga/Yadav/Prasad have nightmares and fling the ball all over the WACA but they've been fairly quiet on the extras front. I said I wanted to shoot unders on India's extras in this series. Ladbrokes have annoyingly removed that particular market but I think we have decent scope for unders on the wides tomorrow instead. - 2pts Top Sri Lanka Bowler: L. Malinga @ 2/1 [bet365] I am always tempted by this bet when its 2/1 or more. Every time it is 2/1, I never touch it and what happens? Dude goes on and proceeds to take five wickets. Obviously then the match after, he shoots back to 7/4 or 13/8 which is too low. After sharing the spoils in the previous match though, Malinga is now back at 2/1 and it's time for me to get involved. Doesn't even need much explaining, he will always be a threat. India's constant changing of their top 3 makes early striking much easier, if he doesnt snag one then, wickets should come from the tail at least. Two wickets should be enoguh for at least a tie, that'll do.
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Re: Pakistan vs England - ODI series & T20 series
Don't sweat it X, England surprised all of us. Bopara played well for his 50 and there wasn't a single six which brought that bet in comfortably but Pakistan capitulated and Hafeez bowled beautifully without striking which means a poor first ODI for me. Pakitan have to win the next three matches to take the series which is also a bit annoying on the outright front. Here's hoping Finn continues his success in the forthcoming matches.LOSS - 6pts Pakistan to beat England @ 8/11 [bluesq] WIN - 4pts Total Sixes: Under 6.5 @ 4/5 [stanJames] LOSS - 4pts Player Performance: M. Hafeez 41@Over @ 5/6 [bet365] PLACE - 1pt Top England Batsman: Ravi Bopara @ 15/2 (ew 3places, 1/5odds) [Coral] -
Re: Pakistan vs England - ODI series & T20 series Good luck Lancey. Four for me: - 6pts Pakistan to beat England @ 8/11 [bluesq] Can't really ignore this bet to be honest. I don't see England winning tomorrow and I am fully behind the hosts to win this first ODI. They have won 10 of 17 matches here in Abu Dhabi and come up against this dysfunctional England side lacking any confidence. I mentioned earlier that I don't fancy Pietersen as an opener. No matter where he bats, Pakistan will have a plan for him and if he were to go early then England will be in bits. Kieswetter as a middle or batsman doesn't say alot for me and I don't think England have the bowlers to trouble Pakistan in familiar conditions. Pakistan on the other hand should be completely comfortable. I see them doing England both setting the pace and chasing a total if need be. I expect 30 overs minimum of spin and that should be enough to deal with England. Hosts for me quite confidently. - 4pts Total Sixes: Under 6.5 @ 4/5 [stanJames] This ground in Abu Dhabi is clearable but sixes generally are a premium here. Abdul Razzaq hit 10 sixes and 7 fours in one of his crazy innings in 2010 but other than that mad ODI aside, there have been more than six sixes once in the five previous ODI's at this ground. Looking at the two teams and you can expect limited maximums too. I think Pietersen will have a tough time from the Pakistani bowlers. That means Cook and Trott to do the most of the batting. Not many sixes there. Pakistan will have Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Imran Farhat, Asad Shafiq etc which shouldnt mean a great deal of sixes there either. England will get tied down and Pakistan will just nurdle the quicks around for singles here and there. I think there is sufficient scope to play under seven sixes here tomorrow in Dubai. - 4pts Player Performance: M. Hafeez 41@Over @ 5/6 [bet365] I like Hafeez here. He has transformed into one of Pakistan's most important players in recent months and he has a great record in Dubai to go with it. He has taken at least a wicket in three of the four matches he's played here in Abu Dhabi and in the match that he didn't snag one, he got 68 runs. I don't envisage TOO many problems with him batting early up and he should get a minimum of 8 overs at least. That should be enough for 41 points. Overs for me. - 1pt Top England Batsman: Ravi Bopara @ 15/2 (ew 3places, 1/5odds) [Coral] Big price here from Coral I'm quite surprised. The lowest I expect Bopara in tomorrow is #5. Infact I can see him being #4 after Cook, KP and Trott which should mean a decent chance of a Top Bat and more importantly a place. Yes Bopara hasn't played in months. Yes he has been doing nothing other than carrying drinks for ages. Yes, he is notorious for not taking his chance when he gets it but at the base of everything he still is a very talented player and a very good player of spin. I dont have any issues in seeing how one of my favourite batsmen fares tomorrow. Especially at odds longer than 7/1.
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Re: Pakistan vs England - ODI series & T20 series Three outrights for me: - 4pts Pakistan to win the ODI series @ 11/10 [Ladbrokes] England have won 12 of their last 38 matches in this format of the game. Four of those wins came against Bangladesh and Netherlands. Pakistan have won 12 of their last 13 matches. England's form away from home has been very dodgy. They got absolutely marked last year when they went away to India and I see a very confident Pakistan doing a very similar thing over the next format. Pietersen will open the batting which i don't overly agree with. That will put Kieswetter down at number 5 or 6 in conditions he's never played in before? Right. Morgan Buttler, Patel, Bopara will make up the middle order and there is a lot of inexperience and bad form there for me. Dernbach hasn't quite proven himself for me yet either. The more experienced players are going to have to step up if England are ever going to get anything from this series and well, lets take KP for example, he hasn't scored above 80 in an ODI since November 2008. Pakistan for me. - 2pts Top Pakistan bowler: Shahid Afridi @ 7/2 [betVictor] Completely echoing Lancey above. Nothing more to add. - 1pt Top England Bowler: Steven Finn @ 6/1 [bet365] If I remember rightly, Kev had him to be Top Bowler in India last year and this came in at 9/1. He really shouldn't be 6/1 to repeat this in Dubai. He has come along way since he appeared on the International scene and he has been quite effective in ODI's. If he starts well he should play in at least three of the four matches here and the pace he will stir up should cause any batsmen problems. The price is far too high. He can be economical as well which gives him the edge over players like Dernbach. Broad's presence might mean he is not a DEFINITE starter but I like the price on this one. So i'll throw away 1pt to see how he fares.
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Re: Commonwealth Bank ODI Series (Australia/India/Sri Lanka)
What a player Dhoni is. That six went 112m over one of the longest boundaries in Australia. Shit. Glad he brought it home though and quite glad India dont employ DRS. Gambhir was definitely not out. Probably should've trusted my instincts and backed India but I cant complain. Good day all round.WIN - 4pts Player Performance: MS Dhoni 41 and Over @ 5/6 [bet365] WIN - 2pts Highest Individual Score: 75-99 @ 7/2 [bluesq] -
Re: Commonwealth Bank ODI Series (Australia/India/Sri Lanka) +2.52 going into Game 4 in Adelaide. I really fancy India. At 6/4, they might not be a bad shout. I'll leave it though. Two for me. - 4pts Player Performance: MS Dhoni 41 and Over @ 5/6 [bet365] I like taking wicket-keepers on PP markets. Wade came in for us in the last Australian match and to be honest, I wouldn't really go against taking him aswell tomorrow but I am choosing Dhoni. Dhoni will probably come in at #6 tomorrow, he's been promoting himself ahead of Jadeja recently and chipping in with a few runs. He scored a quick 29 runs against Sri Lanka and I think he will do something similar tomorrow. The Indian top order barring Kohli have been pathetic. I don't know why they are chopping and changing their openers so frequently and Raina/Sharma is just not working. Dhoni should get at least 10 overs tomorrow to work his magic, he's arguably the best finisher in the game. Add the chance of edges and more important stumpings with all the spin on offer from India and we should get 42 points. - 2pts Highest Individual Score: 75-99 @ 7/2 [bluesq] There has been one century in the last 5 ODI's and that came last year through a Jon Trott special. Other than that though, big individual scores and big team scores have been a rarity at Adelaide. No team has passed 300 in the last 10 ODI's and the average first team score has been a meagre 224. In three of the four matches before the aforementioned England / Australia game, the top score fell nicely in this range and with the recent sluggish nature of the Adelaide pitch and the quality of bowling, I'll play it falls again in this 25 run gap.
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Re: Commonwealth Bank ODI Series (Australia/India/Sri Lanka)
Minimal loss for me. I swear Mckay was so close to bringing in that fourth six. He hit a four that couldn'tve been more close to the boundary if he tried then Thirimanne did that unbelievable catch to get him out in the last over on the boundary. God. Well played though Kev. 8/1 top bat? Have to salute that. Well played.Two for me ahead of tomorrow: WIN - 4pts Player Performance: M. Wade Over 43 @ 5/6 [Ladbrokes] LOSS - 4pts Australian Sixes: Over 3.5 @ 6/5 [Ladbrokes] -
Re: Commonwealth Bank ODI Series (Australia/India/Sri Lanka) Two for me ahead of tomorrow: - 4pts Player Performance: M. Wade Over 43 @ 5/6 [Ladbrokes] Wade is doing his very best to tell the Australian selectors to forget about Brad Haddin. He's in good form right now and I think he is in a good position to cover this line at the WACA which is good for keepers. MS Dhoni was here a few days back and got 60 points with the gloves alone. Obviously it's difficult to compare teams like that but the pace that should be on offer for the quicks and the plethora of spin options available for the Aussies could see points for glovesman. Add to the fact he's in good form with the bat and we should have 44 poitns. - 4pts Australian Sixes: Over 3.5 @ 6/5 [Ladbrokes] The WACA is a small enough venue for sixes. The Aussies are a good team for sixes. Generally this track is quite sluggish which isn't really the best help here but on a small ground and a top four that can clear any boundary against a very average attack dominted by spin, I see four sixes for the hosts. If Warner or Hussey has a half decent knock, I see them clearing half this themselves. I will play quietly confidently that the hosts get swinging practice tomorrow in Perth.
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Re: Premier League Darts - Week 1 Unreal night of darts. Well done to all Painter backers. Slightly gutted Lewis didn't win from such a commanding position but such is life. Well done all in the green :clap
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Re: Premier League 2012 - Outright bets Yeah nice right ups Kev. Some good-looking ones in there too. Not going crazy on the outrights. I'm just siding with the big guy. - 2pts Adrian Lewis to win the Mccoys Premier League @ 9/2 [Ladbrokes] I have been umming and ahhing about this for a few days now. Decided to pull the trigger. I like Lewis' maturity and his recent performance on the big stages. He reached the final here last year and walked into a rampant Gary Anderson. I am not overly convinced on Anderson or Taylor this year though which means Lewis has to be the guy. The format isn't completely his thing but I expect him to waltz into the final four and I fancy him to beat Taylor in a one-off semi or final like he did last year. The other person I would consider for this title is James Wade. He is a slow starter though, I think the price on him will lengthen and reach closer to 10's before it starts to come in. Lewis is my guy from the off though.
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Re: Premier League Darts - Week 1 I'm loving the statistical based ideas presented so far. Great write-ups all of you. Followed the Premier league feverishly last year. Looking to have a good run this year too. Two for me in the opening week: - 5pts Total 180's (Simon Whitlock vs. Raymond Van Barneveld): Over 6.5 @ 8/11 [WillHill] The markets opened up and had Whitlock at 1.85, I was definitely feeling to get on that but the drop to 1.72 doesn't do much for me at all. I hate going against Barney too, he reminds of Dimitar Berbatov in a way. At the height of his powers he really was one of the best, it's a shame to see him where he is right now. Despite saying this though, I think him and Whitlock have the ability to see off this line of legs. These two are fairly evenly matched. I sense a minimum of 12 legs which should be enough to see these two decent scorers over the line. Whitlock has been in decent form, he really should've reached the final of a major tournament last month and Barney CAN turn it on if he's in the right frame of mind. Seven 180's should be cool here. - 3pts Adrian Lewis (vs. Phil Taylor) @ 2/1 [WillHill] Have to back Lewis at this price to be honest. He is very capable of beating Phil Taylor and on the back of his form I expect him to hit the ground running. He has beaten Taylor in this format before, most notably in the semi-finals of the last edition of the PL and at 3.00, I see a repeat performance. Taylor looked very average against Dave Chisnall in January and I have read in places many see Taylor on the slide. I don't necessarily agree with that but I see Lewis pushing him close tonight. The champ for me.
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Re: Commonwealth Bank ODI Series (Australia/India/Sri Lanka)
Good day all round in here chaps well played. Have to say massively unlucky Crouchy on that Kohli MOTM, looked nailed on before Ashwin's innings. What a top player he is. Some nice shouts from Freelance too. Nice odds on Malinga to snag the 1st wicket. Well played :clapWIN - 4pts Sri Lanka Extras: Under 15.5 @ 4/5 [Ladbrokes] -
Re: Commonwealth Bank ODI Series (Australia/India/Sri Lanka) This series is definitely more of a marathon than a sprint. Don't want to be taking too many bets early on so will only have one tomorrow: - 4pts Sri Lanka Extras: Under 15.5 @ 4/5 [Ladbrokes] Before I start, remember this is the number of extras India will give away when they're bowling. Right. I've had a look back at the last 15 ODI's that India have played since the World Cup. That will be 5 in the West Indies, 5 in India (vs England) and 5 in England again against England. In those 15 ODI's, they've only ever conceded more than 15 extras TWICE. Even in the series against the West Indies where the young and more erratic Mithun was present, 15 extras was never breached. Tomorrow, we can expect Praveen Kumar and Vinay Kumar to lead the line, some more experienced heads to say the least with Ashwin, Raina and Sharma taking the spin options. You wouldn't expect a bundle of extras from either. Dhoni is more than accomplished behind the stumps to prevent four byes too which helps. I guess the fear here is that Irfan Pathan unexpectedly gets the nod to play and he bowls a couple of wayward "steve harmisons" and shit's all over this bet from the off. I don't think he'll play though, if the same bowling attack from the 1st ODI lines up tomorrow then even on a track which "aid's the quicks" I think this should be okay. I'll play tentatively with 4pts to begin.
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Re: La Liga - 4-6 February
Been watching Barcelona most weeks now for a few years and I don't think I've ever seen them play so wasteful at home. Horrible.LOSS - 6pts Barcelona -2.75AH vs. Real Sociedad @ EVS [stanJames] -
Re: Commonwealth Bank ODI Series (Australia/India/Sri Lanka) Annoyingly, there's a lot of rain in Melbourne scheduled, which is a shame because I reckon India might have given Australia some problems. 6/4 on the tourists actually becomes more appealing in the event of D/L actually but 70% chance of precipitation every hour after 3pm is not good and it's for that reason I'll swerve the match. Good luck to anyone having a go tomorrow and in the series :ok
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Re: Commonwealth Bank ODI Series (Australia/India/Sri Lanka) Excited for this. Three outrights for me: - 3pts India to win the Commonwealth Bank Series @ 11/4 [betVictor] It will be interesting to see how India will do in this series because they've had a pretty terrible year. Despite this though, I think they will go well in this tournament and they have key personnel available to them which will see them good. Let's not forget that these guys are the World Champions, what I like about them here though is that they have almost everyone barring Yuvraj available. Zaheer, Praveen Kumar and Ashwin will lead the line, with quality like Pathan, Yadav and Vinay Kumar in reserve. Sachin is back up top with the usual and very-impressive middle order. Australia are widely favoured and probably rightly so. I can't think to back them at 1.53 though. Their bowlers haven't played for a while and without Shane Watson, their opening pair of Warner and Wade is suspect for me. Sri Lanka are in bits. New captain, key players out of form and no immediate practice means I can't even think about getting on them. I fancy India. It should be an India/Australia final and I fancy the tourists to take it. Nice price too. - 2pts Top India Series Batsman: Virat Kohli @ 9/2 [betVictor] Virat Kohli is probably the only player in the Indian Top 7 that can come out of the England and Australia away series in both Tests and Limited Overs with his held relatively high. He hit a great century the other day and looked good in both T20's before striking out. He'll probably come in at no. 4 for India in in these matches which should be just the maximum boundary for this to come in. Sehwag throws his wicket away too much for me, Gambhir has looked better recently but was really in bits at the start of this tour whilst Sachin will have that dreaded milestone over his head for ages. I like Kohli for this, a few good innings and he's well on his way to succeed MS as the next Indian skipper. Would've like 6.00, but I'll take 5.50. - 4pts Top Sri Lankan Bowler: Lasith Malinga @ 7/4 [WillHill] Not much real reasoning needed here is there? Malinga doesn't need practice or any real match practice to make his mark. He came back to the ODI scene against South Africa last month and took 11 wickets in 5 matches. The second placed bowler had 3 wickets. Three! His yorkers should destroy many openers and clean up many tails as they always do and he should be expected to play every match and bowl his full allocation of overs. Malinga for me.
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Re: La Liga - 4-6 February Not much explanation needed here. - 6pts Barcelona -2.75AH vs. Real Sociedad @ EVS [stanJames] No-one is ****** with Barca at home. Since that match at the beginning of last season at home to Hercules, theyre home record reads P28 W25 D3. This season, they have a home goal difference of +41 and have covered a -3.5 handicap in seven of their last ten games. They're seven points behind Real Madrid, many are saying that they need to fix up. To some extent, they do, however, it's their away form which is their concern, their home form is the best in Europe. They have no pressing injury concerns and at EVS, I will take this on with confidence. By kick-off this will be about 1.80. Get involved.
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Re: Cricket: Pakistan vs England Test Series :welcome to PL Ben. Nice post too I have to agree with you. Best of luck :ok
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Re: Cricket: Pakistan vs England Test Series 50 of the 70 wickets this season have fallen to spin. Hasn't suited my outrights a great deal but minor. Onto this week: - 4pts Pakistan to win the 3rd Test @ 7/4 Not really too sure why Pakistan are this price to win. They've effectively destroyed England throughout January and I really see them gunning for that 3-0 series scoreline. England's batting has been a joke. Their middle order has scored 94 runs at an average of 7.38 over the two tests which, for the no. 1 test side in the world is silly amounts of embarrassment. They have not been able to cope with Ajmal and more discreetly Rehman. They haven't built partnerships and their bowling hasn't really been up to scratch. I can see a repeat performance of what we have seen so far and at this price, I suppose I have to get on board. Hosts for me. - 4pts Player Performance: Andrew Strauss Under 80 @ 5/6 I haveto continue to oppose Strauss here because his form has continued to be awful. Four innings in Dubai have produced 19, 6, 11 and 32 runs. That can't be the form of an opening captain. He hasn't looked at all comfortable against spin and to be honest, he hasn't been on song all year. England aren't going to win this series. Motivation can't be that great here for them and I think the Pakistani bowling attack will look to Strauss or early breakthroughs. Strauss stands at 1st slip which presents him with opportunities for cheap 10 points but I see 75% of the overs going to spin over the week so I'm cool with unders.
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Re: Australia vs India - 2xTwenty20 Internationals Going with just the one ahead of tomorrow. India have been awful. I'd like to oppose them again but I will swerve and just touch this: - 4pts Team to Hit the Most Sixes: Australia @ 10/11 [bluesq] Fairly surprised to be getting such a generous line on this one. 365 and a few other bookmakers have the right idea with this being set at 1.66, so 1.91 at Bluesq is something I am more than willing to be a part of. Australia won the sides march bet 9-4 in Sydney with all of their top four hitting at least one maximum. India on the other hand had to rely on a MS Dhoni cameo to bring in three of their four sixes. Their top order is floundering. Sehwag threw away his wicket the other day whilst Gambhir has looked out of touch all series. Kohli is their most assured batman, but he has never held down a massive reputation for six hitting. Australia though boast Warner, Wade, Travis Birt, David Hussey. Them guys can clear any boundary, even the massive ones at Melbourne. David Warner hit six sixes here in 2009, so he'll have happy memories of this place. India provide PLENTY of spin options with their bowling too which will help matters for the Aussies. There have been four t20I's at the MCG, none have seen more than 9 sixes. I will avoid the enticingly set under 9.5 six line in the event of any of the aforementioned having a blinder but I will take the 10/11 on offer for the Aussies. Really should be lower than that.
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Re: Cricket: Pakistan vs England Test Series This is outrageous. England's performance in this last our has been appalling. Strauss failed as expected but unfortunately Prior didn't bring the goodies. Was on the right lines with the seamers but Broad was the one who took four, not Anderson. Great start Lancey, hope to see you more round here :ok
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Re: Cricket: Australia vs India - Test Series Yes Kev well played, you smashed the hell out of this test. Clarke and Ponting took the Day 1 Bets away from us which was quite annoying, but at the same time, brought in Clarke's Top Series Bat however, Australia won the test which brought some reprieve. On a sidenote. It's worrying to see this India side perform so shite away from home. 0-8 against Australia and India is horrible. Virat Kohli, next Indian captain for sure.
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Re: Cricket: Pakistan vs England Test Series First Test was healthy. Outrights could be in better positions but we've got a long way to go. Second Test: - 3pts Batsman Matchbet: Mohammad Hafeez +0.5 runs vs. Andrew Strauss @ EVS [sportingbet] Tomorrow marks the 100th time Cook and Strauss have partnered each other together in Test Matches. Despite this landmark, I see another failure for Strauss. He has not been the same player that we know he can be for a while now and with only 281 runs in the last 12months (1 fifty, 0 centuries), I can see Hafeez doing him this week. Over the same time period, Hafeez has over 750 runs with 2 centuries and 3 fifties in there along the way. I can only assume he's getting some good pussy lately because his form over the past 18months to what it was before has been very on point. His 88 run innings last week was fluent and with a decent return here in October, I see the Pakistani coming out on top in the battle of the two openers. - 4pts Player Performance: Matt Prior Over 90 @ 5/6 [bet365] Matt Prior was the only England batsman that didn't really look in trouble in the 1st innings last week. His innings was attacking and he seemed to be the only one of the top 7 that looked to take the game to the opposition. I expect him to continue that form on the flat deck expected here in Dubai this week. Even if he doesn't bat twice I can see at least 50 points with the gloves for the wicketkeeper. He snagged 45 in the 1st Test in 1 innings last week and whether Onions or Panesar plays, I see a similar return. Panesar increases the chance of a stumping obviously, whilst Onions will draw the edges. Not many wickets fell in the previous two matches here before but when they did, they often fell to seamers. Again, that should bring edges. Overs for Prior. - 1pt Player to Take 4 Wickets in the 1st Innings: James Anderson @ 8/1 [bluesq] - 1pt Player to Take 4 Wickets in the 1st Innings: Umar Gul @ 8/1 [bluesq] I was looking at the previous tests to be played here and the bowling figures told me something. I mentioned before that the wickets that did fell, often fell to the seamers. In November 2010, Tanvir Ahmed took 6 six South African wickets in the 1st innings, whilst Dale Steyn followed up with 4 in the 2nd. In October, Junaid Khan took a five-for in the 1st Innings whilst Umar Gul took four in the 2nd innings for Pakistan. Welegedera also took 2 of the five Pakistani 1st innings wickets in that match. I see a benign track so not much offering for Swann/Ajmal. I guess the two main threats for either side are Anderson and Umar Gul again. At 8/1, I'll take it on.
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Re: Cricket: Australia vs India - Test Series Australia are too long for me: - 5pts Australia to win the 4th Test @ EVS [sportingbet] I suppose I have to get on this at the above price. Australia have been better than India in all the facets of the game this series and going into Adelaide, I can only see a repeat performance. India have looked horribly shaky with the bat; infact they've only scored above 300 runs once in the three matches they've played which simply is not good enough at this level. They're bowling has not fired, they lack any real potency even with the presence of Zaheer and Ashwin hasn't found his feet with the ball yet for me. Australia on the other hand have several players in great form and will look to wrap up this series 4-0. They're full of confidence and go against this Indian side with no Dhoni. That's India without the best no. 7 in the world and India without their inspirational captain. Wriddiman Saha isn't a useless player by any means but he comes into this high profile game with no experience and will be under the leadership of Virender Sehwag who is struggling himself. Australia for me, most definitely.
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Re: Pakistan vs England - ODI series & T20 series I have been waiting all day for Ladbrokes to put up some markets on innings extras but it seems as if they're not going to. There really isn't a lot for me around tomorrow. Backing the side batting first seems to be the play though. Should England win the toss, they should go off at around EVS and after seeing Pakistan's batting under lights last time out that might not be a bad price. Other than that though, one for me, small stakes once again. - 4pts Total Wides: Under 14.5 @ 5/6 [WillHill] I didn't expect there to be a great deal of dew around the other day in the 1st ODI but there definitely appeared to be some. That doesn't really bode well for this bet here but even with the threat around, I fancy unders. England's seam attack is quite well disciplined and with Pakistan's obvious batting issues, they shouldn't be under too much pressure at any stage in the innings. Pakistan on the other hand have very disciplined bowlers in the form of Gul, Afridi, Hafeez and Ajmal. They should cover 35 overs at least. If Rehman were to come back, I wouldn't really be scared either. However, I can't deal with Wahab Riaz, I don't know how its possible for someone to bowl so many loose balls and over-step so much, if he has a nightmare tomorrow I'm f*cked. Word is, he may be on the chopping board though so it might be all good. I like unders.