February 2008

1.01 punt on "Punter" Ponting's side goes wrong

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 29 February 2008 / 1 Comments

Australia get done at 1.01 after horrendous middle-order collapse in the last group match of the Commonwealth Bank Series......Read more »

Appreciate the genius of Jayasuriya before he bows out

Andrew Hughes / 28 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes looks back at the phenomenal career of Sanath Jayasuriya and tells us why he expects the left-handed opener to retire pretty soon...Read more »

The Indian Premier League is here - but who will win it?

Andrew Hughes / 26 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes gives us the Indian Premier League: auctions, the world's best players, franchises owned by Bollywood stars and all-action Twenty20 cricket. But who is the best bet to win it?...Read more »

Fall of the first wicket crucial when Sri Lanka play India tonight

Ed Hawkins / 25 February 2008 / Leave a comment

The Hawkeye View - Ed Hawkins explains how the stats suggest an early wicket for either side is likely to decide the outcome of this vital Commonwealth Bank Series match...Read more »

Cricket Betting: New Zealand looking to give Fleming the perfect send-off

Dean Roulston / 21 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Cricket betting man Dean Rouston reflects on Stephen Fleming's career and looks ahead to the upcoming series against England...Read more »

Gilchrist going finally gives Haddin his big chance

Andrew Hughes / 21 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Cricket odds expert Andrew Hughes tells us how Brad Haddin has a huge challenge to fill the void left by the Aussie's departing wickie......Read more »

New Zealand v England 4th ODI: Stats show Collingwood needs to bat first to win

Ed Hawkins / 19 February 2008 / 1 Comments

The Hawkeye view - Ed Hawkins previews the crucial 4th ODI between New Zealand and England and tells us why Captain Colly needs to win the toss...Read more »

Wicket keeper batsmen captains: The stats show it's your batting that suffers

Andrew Hughes / 18 February 2008 / 1 Comments

Andrew Hughes looks at how the likes of Dhoni, Sangakkara and Alec Stewart have coped with wearing the gloves, captaining the side and playing a vital role with the bat...Read more »

One day England will get it right - but the odds are it won't be against New Zealand

Andrew Hughes / 14 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes can only see one solution to England's opening struggles and his name begins with a K...Read more »

Pietersen and Vaughan crucial to England's Test success in New Zealand

Paul Moon / 13 February 2008 / 2 Comments

Pablo Luna - Moonlighting for Betfair. Pablo tells us why the skipper, Kevin Pietersen and Cook will need to be at their best in next month's Test series...Read more »

Whatever they're paying Test cricket umpires, it isn't enough

Andrew Hughes / 12 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Cricket addict Andrew Hughes wonders why anyone would want to be a cricket umpire when so much is expected of them for so little reward...Read more »

Eng v NZ Second ODI Betting: Schizophrenic Hamilton pitch offers few clues

Ed Hawkins / 11 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Ed Hawkins can find little cheer for England ahead of game two of the One-Day series......Read more »

Cricket Betting: England will not win the One Day series against New Zealand

The Betfair Contrarian / 08 February 2008 / 2 Comments

The Contrarian dismisses England's chance of adding to their Twenty20 success......Read more »

Kevin Pietersen finds his feet in Twenty20 cricket

Andrew Hughes / 06 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes talks us through misconceptions surrounding KP's Twenty20 performances and tells us why the bet for the next match is to back plenty of sixes...Read more »

Styris can give England a run for their money

Dean Roulston / 04 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Betfair's resident Kiwi Dean Roulston tells us why the experience of Styris and Oram coupled with the fireworks of Fulton and McCullum can lead the Black Caps to victory...Read more »

McCullum a decent bet to top score in a very close contest

Ed Hawkins / 04 February 2008 / Leave a comment

The Hawkeye view - Ed Hawkins previews tomorrow morning's Twenty20 encounter between England and New Zealand and tells us about the standout bets on offer...Read more »

Brilliant Hayden's retirement may be on the horizon

Paul Moon / 04 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Pablo Luna - Moonlighting for Betfair. Pablo tells us why the unpleasant yet superb Matthew Hayden may be just six Tests away from calling it a day...Read more »

India's split captaincy could end in tears for Dhoni

Andrew Hughes / 04 February 2008 / 1 Comments

Andrew Hughes considers why teams decide to split the Test and ODI captaincy and the consequences of this ahead of India's ODI match against Sri Lanka...Read more »

Meet the New Zealand ODI cricket team

Dean Roulston / 01 February 2008 / 1 Comments

Betfair's very own Kiwi Dean Roulston tells us all you need to know about the Black Caps that will be facing Collingwood and co in the upcoming ODI series...Read more »