May 2008

IPL Betting: Everything you wanted to know about the semi-finalists (but were afraid to ask)

Ed Hawkins / 29 May 2008 / 1 Comments

The Hawkeye view - The semi-finals of the IPl are here and the Royals, Daredevils, Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab are the sides still left in it. But who should your money be on?...Read more »

Hussey's time has come and expect him to make the most of it

Andrew Hughes / 29 May 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes looks at the importance of "chance" in cricket. Now that Michael Hussey has established himself in the Australian Test side, the classy left-hander certainly aims to make the most of his own chance....Read more »

IPL king Warne should forget about a return to Test cricket

Paul Moon / 27 May 2008 / 1 Comments

Pablo Luna - Moonlighting for Betfair. Pablo praises the achievements of cricket's "king of spin" Shane Warne but warns the great man about the downfalls of a comeback to Test cricket...Read more »

Marks out of 10 for the England team: Strauss gets 10/10, Collingwood could be dropped

Andrew Hughes / 27 May 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes assesses the performance of the England players who beat New Zealand in a gripping Second Test: top marks for Andrew Strauss, Sidebottom continues to impress, KP must do better and Collingwood faces the axe...Read more »

17.5 England are Tested but ultimately victorious

Editor / 26 May 2008 / Leave a comment

England touch [17.5] before chasing 294 in a Test where all three outcomes traded at odds-on...Read more »

IPL Betting: Just accept Twenty20 cricket for what it is

Editor / 26 May 2008 / 2 Comments

Frank Gregan pens the first of his columns which look at the hot topics in cricket. He kicks off with a look at the IPL and why he's cheering on the Kolkata Knight Riders...Read more »

Live Test Match Blogging from Old Trafford

Ed Hawkins / 24 May 2008 / 3 Comments

Ed Hawkins is on hand with betting angles and all the action from the second Test...Read more »

Test Match Betting: Quick Old Trafford wicket should allow Anderson to shine

Ed Hawkins / 22 May 2008 / Leave a comment

The Hawkeye View - Betfair's Live Test Match blogger Ed Hawkins pays tribute to Steve Harmison who has probably played his last Test, but predicts plenty of wickets in an England win for his successor James Anderson...Read more »

Eng v NZ Test Betting: McCullum heroics bring to mind another great wicketkeeper/batsman

Andrew Hughes / 21 May 2008 / Leave a comment

Inclement weather helped a profligate England to let the first test slip through their fingers. But, were it not for a marvellous Brendon McCullum knock in New Zealand's first innings, England could have strolled to victory....Read more »

Cricket Betting: Watson out of sight, if not mind, as Aussies begin Windies challenge

Paul Moon / 21 May 2008 / Leave a comment

Jamiaca's Sabina Park is the venue for the First Test of Australia's tour of the West Indies. Shane Watson won't be there, though. Overlooked again, he will continue to ply his trade, with some success, in the IPL....Read more »

Introducing Duckworth and Lewis - cricket's greatest double act

Andrew Hughes / 20 May 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes on two men who changed the face of one-day cricket forever...Read more »

Live Test Match Blogging From Lord's

Ed Hawkins / 15 May 2008 / 5 Comments

Ed Hawkins blogs from Lord's as the first Test of the summer gets underway....Read more »

There's only one Monty... almost literally

Andrew Hughes / 14 May 2008 / Leave a comment

This week, Andrew Hughes is sharing with us his disturbance at the demise of that most endangered of beasts: the English spin bowler....Read more »

Do England have enough room to carry 'passenger' Vaughan?

Paul Moon / 14 May 2008 / Leave a comment

He's at it again! Paul Moon believes the time may be up for Michael Vaughan in the England set-up. So who should replace him? Read on......Read more »

Betfair's guide to English cricket's most eligible bridesmaids

Andrew Hughes / 13 May 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes takes a look at which of England's young uncapped players are waiting in the wings for a Test debut....Read more »

England v New Zealand First Test Betting Preview: Lord's favours big runs ... and the draw

Ed Hawkins / 12 May 2008 / Leave a comment

Ed Hawkins gives his betting analysis ahead of Thursday's first Test...Read more »

Betfair's Big Interview: Ryan Sidebottom

Editor / 09 May 2008 / 1 Comments

Ryan Sidebottom, England's big success story of the winter tour to New Zealand, will be one of the key figures when the two sides meet again at Lord's next week. Betfair grabbed him for a chat after he began his...Read more »

Test Cricket: A World XI from the Moon

Paul Moon / 08 May 2008 / Leave a comment

Pablo Luna - moonlighting for Betfair. We indulged Pablo's penchant for discussing his favourite test cricketers. Find his best World XI right here. You can play spot the Englishman, too....Read more »

English Cricket Betting: A Vaughan leader

Andrew Hughes / 07 May 2008 / Leave a comment

As Michael Vaughan gears up to lead England out against the Black Caps in what will be his fifteenth Test series as captain, Andrew Hughes looks back at the Yorkshireman's career in the role....Read more »

IPL Betting: Who's in, out, in-form, flopped and which fans are going to have something to shout about?

Andrew Hughes / 05 May 2008 / 1 Comments

Andrew Hughes tells us which players have left the IPL due to international commitments, which have come in and which teams are real contenders to win the inaugural version of the contest...Read more »

The England Cricket Question: Is Freddie ready or will he misfire?

Ed Hawkins / 04 May 2008 / Leave a comment

He's been performing heroics at County level, so is it time Flintoff returned to the national team asks Ed Hawkins...Read more »