July 2008

Live Test Match Blog: Eng v SA, 3rd Test, day two

Ed Hawkins / 31 July 2008 / 2 Comments

England failed again with the bat on the first day, can Sidebottom, Flintoff, Anderson and Panesar pull us back into the game? Ed Hawkins keeps you updated throughout the day with betting hits. You can contact Ed at hawkeyeview@hotmail.co.uk...Read more »

Live Test Match Blog: England v South Africa, 3rd Test, day one

Ed Hawkins / 30 July 2008 / 1 Comments

Cricket betting supremo Ed Hawkins is on hand to guide you through the fluctuations of the crucial third Test at Edgbaston. Email your punting posers to him at hawkeyeview@hotmail.co.uk....Read more »

Are England building for the 2009 Ashes?

Paul Moon / 29 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Paul Moon thinks not as he condemns the England selectors and management....Read more »

Harmison misses out on Edgbaston but could make Oval

Maxliu / 29 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Michael Vaughan has not ruled out the Durham paceman playing some part in the series against South Africa....Read more »

Test Cricket Betting: It wouldn't be 'Cook-oo' to back astounding England at fortress Edgbaston

Ed Hawkins / 29 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Headingley was a debacle but England remain a tough side to beat at home, says Ed Hawkins....Read more »

England v South Africa Test Series: Kiss the turf and swing won't suit Harmison

Ralph Ellis / 29 July 2008 / Leave a comment

There are many reasons for the inclusion of Steve Harmison in England's test side but the Edgbaston pitch is not be one of them, says Ralph Ellis....Read more »

Test Cricket Betting: Use of technology appeals to sense of fairness

Frank Gregan / 28 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Frank Gregan is all in favour of the innovation allowing Test cricketers to appeal umpiring decisions. We're not sure if Darrell Hair feels the same way....Read more »

Backward Point: Where modern fielding heroes are made...

Andrew Hughes / 28 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes on the most important position in the field....Read more »

Twenty20 Betting: Kent v Middlesex final

Editor / 26 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Kent are favourites for tonight's final but they will be wary of Tyron Henderson after his stupendous semi-final batting....Read more »

Cricket needs direction, leadership and vision

Frank Gregan / 25 July 2008 / Leave a comment

The clash between next year's Sri Lankan tour of England and the IPL season highlights the need for somebody to take responsibility for the game, writes Frank Gregan....Read more »

Betfair Big Interview - Graham Napier

Ralph Ellis / 24 July 2008 / Leave a comment

It's Twenty20 finals day on Saturday at The Rose Bowl so this week Betfair caught up with Essex all-rounder Graham Napier, the man who hit the biggest domestic score in the competition, for an exclusive chat about what to expect....Read more »

England v South Africa: Anderson a ray of light as nights draw in for Vaughan

Andrew Hughes / 24 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Two ton Prince and tearaway Morkel justify the hype as the Proteas become short favourites. But Egbaston has traditionally been happy hunting ground for England, writes Andrew Hughes....Read more »

Back Page Betting: Durham set up mouthwatering finals even without Test players

Ralph Ellis / 23 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Paul Collingwood bounced back from his England omission to inspire a Durham victory which leaves them looking good for the Tweny20 Cup, writes Ralph Ellis....Read more »

England v South Africa Test Series Betting: England slump after Headingley debacle

Maxliu / 22 July 2008 / Leave a comment

South Africa are firm favourites for a series win with their batsmen looking to dish out even more punishment....Read more »

Sri Lanka v India Test Series Preview: The age of hawk-eye and Twenty20 fatigue

Ed Hawkins / 22 July 2008 / 1 Comments

The greatest cricketing changes are upon us and the Sri Lanka versus India series will test them....Read more »

Absent crowds will only have eyes for Friday night bun fights

Paul Moon / 22 July 2008 / 1 Comments

As the ECB ignore his advice and neglect the county malaise, Paul Moon is assembling a guerilla army of test greats to storm Lord's and put the Cordon Bleu back in the kitchen....Read more »

Live Test Match Blog: Eng v SA, Second Test, Day 4

Ed Hawkins / 21 July 2008 / Leave a comment

It's backs to the wall time for England at Headingley, with the home side trading at [100.0] for victory before the off. Cricket betting maestro Ed Hawkins is on hand to keep us updated throughout the fourth day's play...Read more »

Sri Lanka v India Test Series Preview: World's greatest wicket-keeper batsman relishes fiery series

Andrew Hughes / 21 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Despite a likely draw on the flat, slow Colombo pitch, Kumar Sangakkara will be taking it to the Indian attack....Read more »

Live Test Match Blog: Eng v SA, second Test, day three

Ed Hawkins / 20 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Ed Hawkins is in the blogging hotseat again. England are struggling on day three of the second Test, can they turn it around?...Read more »

Live Test Match Blog: Eng v SA, second Test, day two

Ed Hawkins / 19 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Headingley played host to some pulsating cricket on day one of the second test - runs, plenty of wickets and a little bit of controversy. Ed Hawkins takes to the hot seat on day two as England bid to regain...Read more »

Five Test Stars of the Future

Andrew Hughes / 18 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes profiles a non-dumb blond, Tendulkar's resilient heir, a streetwise spinner, a lusty-hitting Kiwi and a raw swashbuckler....Read more »

Live Test Match Blogging: Ed Hawkins on the second Test from Headingley

Ed Hawkins / 17 July 2008 / 1 Comments

Our top cricketing man is watching the action from Yorkshire as England do battle with South Africa......Read more »

Test Match Betting: Back Ashwell for a Princely sum as the show moves to Headingley

Ed Hawkins / 17 July 2008 / Leave a comment

"The Hawkeye View" - Ed Hawkins gives us his take on Ian Botham's comments that England should stop playing Test matches in London and looks ahead to the second Test at Headingley whrere he expects Prince to score runs....Read more »

Back Page Betting: Charisma and spirit is all very well but don't expect miracles

Ralph Ellis / 16 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew Flintoff's return to the England side is welcome and overdue but the magician's contribution must be judged soberly....Read more »

Supporters are the ultimate losers in Twenty20 registration calamity

Frank Gregan / 15 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Due to an administrative error, supporters have been let down, clubs have been messed about and a highly-rated youngster has hit the headlines for the wrong reasons. Frank Gregan doesn't believe it....Read more »

Graham Napier is the latest of a new breed of Twenty20 stars

Andrew Hughes / 15 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes highlights Graham Napier as the latest player to use Twenty20 as a springboard for opportunities in other forms of the game. But will the time come when players set out to become Twenty20 players at the start of...Read more »

Odds-on England denied by determined South Africa

Maxliu / 14 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Proteas head second Test market after dominating final two days at Lord's to land draw...Read more »

Better to burnout than to play away? Try a traffic jam.

Paul Moon / 14 July 2008 / 2 Comments

Paul Moon is sickened by Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's decision to pull out of the tour of Sri Lanka....Read more »

Live Test Match Blog: Eng v South Africa, Day Five

Ed Hawkins / 14 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Ed Hawkins is in his Lord's hotseat for the fifth day of the first Test. Can England reclaim the glory, after a tricky time in the field yesterday?...Read more »

Live Test Match Blog: Eng v SA, Day Four

Ed Hawkins / 13 July 2008 / Leave a comment

South Africa have their backs against the wall after Michael Vaughan enforced the follow-on. The sun is shining at Lord's and England's bowlers have their tails up. Ed Hawkins is watching it all and reporting on all the action from...Read more »

Live Test Match Blog: Eng v SA, Day Three

Ed Hawkins / 12 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell played superb knocks to put England in the driving seat in this First Test but the likes of Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis aren't the sort of players to lie down and die. Ed Hawkins...Read more »

Live Test Match Blog: Eng v SA, Day Two

Ed Hawkins / 11 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Kevin Pietersen made all the headlines on day one with one of the best innings seen at Lord's for several years. Will Kev and Ian Bell really punish Graeme Smith for electing to bowl first? Keep apace with the action...Read more »

Phlegmatic Robert Key waits in the wings for another England chance

Andrew Hughes / 10 July 2008 / Leave a comment

As England take on South Africa, Robert Key continues to ply his trade on the county circuit as captain of Kent. But does the unathletic-looking yet talented batsman deserve another chance on the biggest stage?...Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why South Africa won't win the Test Series

The Betfair Contrarian / 10 July 2008 / Leave a comment

The Betfair Contrarian is at it again - this time trying to convince us that warm-favourites South Africa won't be going home with a Test Series win under their belts....Read more »

Live Test Match Blog: England v South Africa, 1st Test - Day One

Ed Hawkins / 10 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Don't worry Jacques, it's sunny this morning! Ed Hawkins is at Lords for the first Test against the Proteas and he'll see play start on time. Stay up to date with the cricket, and the odds, in his live blog....Read more »

Cricket Betting: England v South Africa could be the tastiest series since the 2005 Ashes

Paul Moon / 10 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Animosity between Kevin Pietersen and Graeme Smith has been well documented - largely by Smith - and the series between England and South Africa, which begins today, promises to be a classic, says Paul Moon....Read more »

Test Match Betting: England v South Africa, 1st Test

Editor / 09 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Listen to Betfair Radio's 1st Test Preview here....Read more »

Back Page Betting: Astute Vaughan could use South African criticism to motivate players

Ralph Ellis / 09 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Despite the weather forecast we should see a fair amount of play at Lord's and Ralph Ellis believes that mind games could backfire on the South Africans....Read more »

A masterplan for home of cricket to move with the times

Paul Moon / 09 July 2008 / Leave a comment

The MCC's Australian chief executive is proving to be a breath of fresh air as he leads the modernisation of Lords. Paul Moon heralds a new era of floodlights, bigger crowds and the end of gin and tonic....Read more »

Cricket Betting: South Africa are favourites but if England win the toss they will come in sharply

Ed Hawkins / 09 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Expect South Africa to be inspired at Lords but forget the myths about England under-performing at the home of cricket - they love playing there too....Read more »

Meet the South African Test team

Andrew Hughes / 08 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes talks us through the South African test team that will be taking on England this summer and the best bets on offer for them. From the crab-like technique of Hashim Amla to the snail-like scoring rate of Ashwell...Read more »

The Zimbabwe affair: When sport and politics collide

Frank Gregan / 07 July 2008 / Leave a comment

As Zimbabwe withdrew from the Twenty20 World Cup next year, Frank Gregan had a think about the implications of this and how it affects their standing in world cricket....Read more »

The Big Interview: South Africa are looking for somebody to take them to the next level and I'm delighted they've chosen me, says Jeremy Snape

Editor / 04 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Former Gloucestershire and Leicestershire spinner Jeremy Snape has traded bat and ball on the pitch for a role coaching players on the technical and mental side of the game off the pitch. And by the way, he's doing it for...Read more »

Flintoff will return but others are knocking at the door too

Maxliu / 03 July 2008 / Leave a comment

No cover is neccessary for Michael Vaughan and Andrew Flintoff is getting there, says England selector....Read more »

Have we seen Herschelle Gibbs in the international arena for the last time?

Andrew Hughes / 03 July 2008 / Leave a comment

From the dizzy heights of being the flamboyant half of opening partnerships with Kirsten and Smith and hitting six sixes in an over to the lows of being caught up in match-fixing, struggling for runs and off-field indiscipline, Herschelle Gibbs'...Read more »

Are South Africa really playing "away" when they face England this summer?

Ed Hawkins / 01 July 2008 / Leave a comment

The Hawkeye View - Ed Hawkins looks at South Africa's recent record on English shores and who may be scoring the runs for them this summer....Read more »

Atherton, Collingwood and why the buck always stops with the captain in cricket

Frank Gregan / 01 July 2008 / Leave a comment

Frank Gregan wonders whether Michael Atherton, of all people, should be taking the moral high ground over the Collingwood affair....Read more »