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April 2008

What does the summer of 2008 hold for Andrew Flintoff?

Andrew Hughes / 30 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes puts a a fair few of England's recent problems down to the absence through injury of Andrew Flintoff but just how fit is he and what role will he play for England should he return?...Read more »

IPL Betting: It pays to back the team batting second

Ed Hawkins / 28 April 2008 / 2 Comments

After 14 matches, four centuries and just short of 10,000 runs, Ed Hawkins think it's time to start finding some patterns in the IPL matches to help us with our betting...Read more »

Does the IPL represent the future of cricket or is it a flash in the pan?

Andrew Hughes / 28 April 2008 / 2 Comments

Andrew Hughes is impressed with the all-action entertainment of the IPL so far but wonders whether it will ever hold the long-term global appeal that some think it will...Read more »

Important summer for English cricket in more ways than one

Paul Moon / 25 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Pablo Luna - Moonlighting for Betfair. Pablo discusses the impact of the IPL on English cricket and calls for a change of personnel as far as the Test team goes that includes making Kevin Pietersen captain...Read more »

England Cricket Betting: First up Bambi, then Godzilla

Andrew Hughes / 24 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Michael Vaughan and Graeme Smith have been captain of their respective cricketing nations since 2003, and they lock horns again this Summer. Andrew Hughes assesses that challenge, which he feels will be slightly sterner than the Kiwis....Read more »

"I wouldn't have had the operation if I believed I wouldn't come back" Andrew Flintoff tells Betfair

Ed Hawkins / 21 April 2008 / Leave a comment

betting.betfair.com columnist Ed Hawkins sits down with Andrew Flintoff to ask him about a fourth ankle operation, the possibility of playing just as a batsman and when he'll be back playing for England...Read more »

The story of the IPL so far - brilliant Hussey hundred puts Chennai in good position

Andrew Hughes / 21 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Cheerleaders, Bollywood stars, record-breaking knocks and a power cut, but it's so far so good in the Indian Premier League, says Andrew Hughes...Read more »

The IPL is here: First up Kolkata take on Bangalore

Andrew Hughes / 17 April 2008 / 2 Comments

The in-form man of Indian cricket Sourav Ganguly leads his Kolkata team out against Dravid's Bangalore in the opener of the IPL but who should your money be on?...Read more »

Is Chris Gayle the most bizarre appointment as captain ever?

Paul Moon / 15 April 2008 / 2 Comments

Pablo Luna - Moonlighting for Betfair. Pablo has plenty of praise for the talent and flair of Chris Gayle but wonders whether he has any of the other necessary qualities to be a good cricket captain...Read more »

Cricket Betting: Northants, Yorkshire and even Glamorgan are worth a shout

Ed Hawkins / 14 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Ed Hawkins assesses the state of play in the domestic scene before play gets underway for the summer...Read more »

Chanderpaul the hero but all the talk is of a certain Mendis

Andrew Hughes / 13 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes wasn't surprised by Chanderpaul's match-winning innings in the 1st ODI against Sri Lanka but is fascinated by Sri Lanka's new "mystery spinner"...Read more »

The game's most ill-disciplined players

Paul Moon / 08 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Pablo Luna - Moonlighting for Betfair. Pablo picks out Harbhajan Singh, Shoaib Akhtar and Andrew Symonds as some of the worst offenders when it comes to crossing the line of what is acceptable...Read more »

AB De Villiers: Have they cloned Jonty Rhodes?

Andrew Hughes / 08 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes looks at that rising star of South African cricket that is AB De Villiers and tells us why he reminds him of another athletic, stocky, middle order South African batsman......Read more »

Shoaib will probably never be seen in a Pakistan shirt again - and that's a tragedy for cricket

Andrew Hughes / 06 April 2008 / 3 Comments

Andrew Hughes on Akhtar, the renegade who was banned from the team for five years earlier this week...Read more »

One-Day Cricket Betting: Experimental Sri Lanka are one to swerve

Ed Hawkins / 06 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Shorn of their M&Ms, Sri Lanka are not such a sweet proposition says Ed Hawkins...Read more »

Test Cricket Betting: History shows that the Windies can come back against Sri Lanka

Ed Hawkins / 02 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Can the West Indies hit back to level the series or does history mean nothing for their current crop of players? Ed Hawkins investigates......Read more »

Nottinghamshire can be the real deal in Friends Provident Trophy

Andrew Hughes / 02 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes looks ahead to this year's Friends Provident and thinks Nottinghamshire are the side to watch......Read more »