Natwest Series Eng v Aus v Ban

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Australia v Bangladesh, Cardiff, 18th June 4 previous internationals here, all 4 won by the side batting second. Avg runs per wkt in ODIs - 34.54 Avg R/R - 4.69 Previous ODIs: 1999 Aus 213-8, NZ 214-5 2001 Pak 257 Aus 258-3 2003 Zim 174-8 SA 175-1 2004 WI 216 NZ 220-5 stan James odds: AUS 1/500, BAN 33/1 15 ovs handicap of 45.5 runs, 5/6 the pair Obviously nothing in the outright betting market, but anybody trying to manufacture something needs to be wary. The final table will go on run rate, & England slammed 190 off 24 ovs yesterday so are well healthy, not that it will matter in the long run, just bragging rights TBH. Bangladesh's batsmen look to be improving on yesterdays performance, but if they bat first then they could well get took for below a ton. Australia will want to bat after an indifferent start to the tour, & anybody looking for highest Aussie scorers I wouldnt look past the openers, Hayden @ 9/4 & Gilchrist @ 11/4, as nobody else may bat. Pie Chucker touched on something yesterday regarding opening partnerships, & the details on this ground make interseting reading. The fall of the first wicket in ODIs here fell at: 7 & 5, 14 & 20, 11 & 154, 83 & 42 The first 5 innings were all below 20, & you get 33/1 on a tie in this market. The 154 was SA v Zimbabwe, & the 83 & 42 were WI v NZ, hardly the most penetrative attacks. Theres probably nothing in this but I pulled a similar one out for SA v Eng in the winter when both 1st wickets fell on 27, when I figured it was a 20/1 shot, & it paid 33s. Anybody looking at innings totals as a market, the scores so far this season on this ground: NL (45 ovs compared to 50) 227-10 & 174-10 C&G 214-10 & 219-4 CC 250, 248, 173 & 178-5. 466, 239, 345 & 119-3. 568, 358 & 260 So not a massively high scoring ground, & 225-240 appears par in this format, but if Australia bat first I would look around the 300-325 mark Team news: Brett Lee probably out of the first 2 matches, so Kasprawocizc (?) plays on his home ground, McGrath leads the attack & was the only bowler not to get tonked v Somerset. Shane Watson in particular was costly & he is replaced by Brad Hogg Bangladesh: it matters not ;) England v Australia, Bristol 19th June ODIs 8, won batting first 3, second 5 England won 1, lost 2 avg R/R: 5.01 avg runs per wkt: 33.87 Recent ODIs: 2004 Eng 237-7 NZ 241-4 2003 Zim 92, Eng 95-4 2002 Ind 304, SL 241 2001 Eng 268-4, Aus 272-5 Scores this season: NL (45ovs compared to 50 ovs) 202-7 & 193-8. 86 & 88-4 CC 359, 248, 229-5. 469, 250 & 192. C&G 230-8 & 232-7 ODI opening partnerships: 4 & 122, 14 & 20, 32 & 11, 13 & 12, 33 & 24, 50 & 29, 22 & 14, 16 & 89 May be something here again, 11 from 16 under 30......in fact 13 from 16 are 33 or below. Not a particularly high scoring ground, 360 passed only once in 6 CC innings, & around 230-235 appears the par in 50 overs. Stan James odds: ENG 5/4, AUS 4/7. Highest opening partnership 5/6 the pair, 33/1 tie Highest score in 15 overs Eng 11/10, Aus 4/6

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Re: Natwest Series 18 & 19 June Just thinking aloud about the Handicap 15 overs bet Aus v Bang, what if Bangladesh go for 80-odd & Australia knock it off in 10 ovs ?? Hows that work ?? not worth it I think...