England v South Africa ODI series betting
England and South Africa lock horns once again this week, firstly in a Twenty20 match on Wednesday and then for the first ODI of the five-match series.
Kevin Pietersen takes charge of the One-Day side in his first series after his successful debut as Test captain. The Home side will need that sort of form to continue if they can reverse their recent fortunes in ODI matches.
Those of us that have followed England in recent sport betting will know that they were outplayed by New Zealand earlier this summer, but if Pietersen can inflict his aggressive style on the team, their fortunes may well change.
Owais Shah will come into the side after showing some impressive skills with the bat and looks a reasonable bet at 6/1 with Blue Square to be the top England batsman of the series.
South Africa’s captain, Graeme Smith, performed well during the Test series, regularly scoring runs to frustrate England – he is available at 5/2 with Extrabet to be South Africa’s top scorer.
The best odds on England to win the series are 13/8 with Bet365, Boylesports and Paddy Power. With a new talisman at the helm in run-scoring form, this looks like pretty good value.
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Mark Richards posted on September 3, 2008:
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Mark Richards posted on September 3, 2008:
Okay, it’s called Sportsbettingcentre and is at www.sportsbettingcentre.co.uk. Thanks.