September 2008

India v Australia Cricket: Why Steve Waugh called touring India the "final frontier"

Ed Hawkins / 30 September 2008 / Leave a comment

They may be the number one Test team in the world but Australia have their work cut out in India: spinning wickets, Harbhajan, Tendulkar, Ponting's poor record out there and inexperienced bowlers. Final frontier indeed, says Ed Hawkins....Read more »

Honesty in the game and when cricket "just isn't cricket"

Andrew Hughes / 30 September 2008 / Leave a comment

From Atherton and Hussey's refusal to walk to AB De Villiers' "claimed" catch, Andrew Hughes wonders whether players are any more honest today than they were a hundred years ago....Read more »

Wicketkeepers: Prior deserves the full shilling

Frank Gregan / 29 September 2008 / Leave a comment

Say what you like about wicketkeepers but they occupy a vital position in a team and England's number seven should be awarded with a central contract, says Frank Gregan....Read more »

Stanford Twenty20 for 20: Stanford All-Stars team are Taylor-made for big payday

Andrew Hughes / 25 September 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes talks us through the household names like Chris Gayle, Chanderpaul and Jerome Taylor (pictured) as well as the lesser-known ones that will make up the Stanford All-Stars ahead of the biggest game in cricket history....Read more »

County Championship: A simple equation - if Notts beat Hampshire they're champions

Ed Hawkins / 23 September 2008 / Leave a comment

Ed Hawkins gets the old calculator out to work out who needs to do what to win the Division One County Championship. And it's not all done and dusted in the relegation spots either....Read more »

Players should be free to earn their living wherever they choose, even if that's in the ICL

Frank Gregan / 22 September 2008 / Leave a comment

Frank Gregan looks at the ongoing mess involving all the acronyms: the BCCI, the ICL and the ICC......Read more »

Ashes Betting: England 2009 Team - It may all come down to the form of Freddie...again

Andrew Hughes / 22 September 2008 / Leave a comment

Having talked us through the strengths and weakness of Australia last week ahead of the 2009 Ashes, Andrew Hughes now turns his attentions to England where we find a settled batting line-up, question marks over the captain and a lot...Read more »

Cricket Betting: Aussies will not fear planet of heat and spin

Andrew Hughes / 18 September 2008 / Leave a comment

A combination of heat, street food and spin has been the ruin of many a Test team touring India but times and tracks are changing and the Aussies will be well prepared for this winter's series, says Andrew Hughes....Read more »

Back Page Betting: Can old boys Caddick and Trescothick and Somerset handle the pressure of a first-ever County Championship win?

Ralph Ellis / 17 September 2008 / Leave a comment

Ralph Ellis gives us a summary of who needs to do what as the Division One County Championship goes to the wire....Read more »

Ian Botham v Andrew Flintoff: Battle of the all-rounders

Paul Moon / 16 September 2008 / 3 Comments

Pablo Luna - Moonlighting for Betfair. Pablo looks at the stats and character of England's two greatest ever all-rounders...Read more »

Stanford 20/20 Betting: Even Chris Gayle may look energetic with the money at stake

Ed Hawkins / 16 September 2008 / Leave a comment

The Hawkeye View - Ed Hawkins talks us through the eleven England players who are likely to line up against the Stanford All Stars and tells us that with the pay cheque at stake, we as punters can be sure...Read more »

County Championship Betting: Notts in the driving seat

/ 16 September 2008 / Leave a comment

Once again, Division One of the County Championship will go right to the wire. Durham and Somerset are chasing their first ever titles, but Notts are the favourites to spoil the party for both. Betfair Radio, with the help of...Read more »

Ashes Betting: Australia 2009 Team - Warne and McGrath gone, yet to be replaced

Andrew Hughes / 16 September 2008 / 2 Comments

Andrew Hughes talks us through the Australian XI that is expected to feature in next year's Ashes where the batting line-up is as strong as ever but contains gaps in the bowling department that England can exploit, after the retirements...Read more »

England Cricket Betting: Vaughan's central contract and Cook's Twenty20 inclusion are the latest blunders by the selectors

Frank Gregan / 15 September 2008 / Leave a comment

Frank Gregan on how the awarding of a central contract to Vaughan was ill-judged and why England will miss Napier and Mascarenhas when it comes to the hit-and-giggle of the Twenty20 Stanford showdown....Read more »

Cricket Betting: Goodwin for Sussex backers at odds of 130

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 14 September 2008 / Leave a comment

Sussex veteran Murray Goodwin engineered one of the greatest comebacks ever in domestic English cricket as the Sussex Sharks were matched at odds of 130 on Betfair to successfully chase Nottinghamshire's total of 220 in the winner-takes-all decider of the...Read more »

Crossing the Boundary: Timing and hitting the sweet spot get you sixes, not power

Paul Moon / 14 September 2008 / Leave a comment

Pablo Luna - Moonlighting for Betfair. From the question of whether bats are bigger these days to the type of wood used, Pablo looks at why more maximums are being hit these days than ever before and who are the...Read more »

Quality Slip Fielders Needed: Sharp eyes and explosive muscle essential. Long hours.

Andrew Hughes / 11 September 2008 / Leave a comment

Slip fielding is a specialist skill and a vital part of cricket but, says Andrew Hughes, there is currently a worldwide dearth of quality slip men....Read more »

County cricket's run machine and why Hick was never the great white hope

Andrew Hughes / 09 September 2008 / Leave a comment

As Graeme Hick's retirement looms, Andrew Hughes looks back at the career of the man who is county cricket's second-highest runscorer ever but never quite made it at the top level....Read more »

The truth behind the "Stresscothick" affair and why sportsmen reflect society

Frank Gregan / 08 September 2008 / Leave a comment

As Frank Gregan finished the last few pages of Trescothick's book on his well-documented illness, he took time out to reflect on the pressures of being an international sportsman and why Trescothick really had no choice in calling time on...Read more »

County Cricket Betting: Langer looking to inspire Somerset to maiden County Championship win

Ed Hawkins / 08 September 2008 / 1 Comments

"The Hawkeye View" - Ed Hawkins talks us through the chances of the different candidates in line to win the Division One County Championship, which looks set to go to the wire once again....Read more »

Take a long, hard look at yourself...Andrew Symonds

Paul Moon / 07 September 2008 / Leave a comment

Pablo Luna - Moonlighting for Betfair. Pablo was disappointed, if not surprised, to see Andrew Symonds in the headlines for the wrong reasons once again. But does it signal the end of his international career?...Read more »

Cricketing Brothers: Mark and Steve win the Waugh of cricketing siblings

Andrew Hughes / 04 September 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes looks at cricketing brothers from past and present to have strutted their stuff on the biggest stage. There's only one winner when it comes to the greatest sibling duo of them all though......Read more »

Betfair Radio: Will Indian Summer be fruitful for Pietersen?

/ 03 September 2008 / Leave a comment

A rainy day in Wales meant we had to find another subject of discussion for Ed Hawkins. But, with Kevin Pietersen looking to build on his instant success in the sub-continent, and Graeme Smith's faltering Proteas facing back to back...Read more »

Betfair Radio 2 Cricket Preview: Eng v SA 5th ODI

/ 02 September 2008 / Leave a comment

We heard from TMS's Simon Mann ahead of the 5th ODI at Sofia Gardens. England are chasing a 5-0 series whitewash that will take them to second in the International one-day rankings....Read more »

Cricket Betting: Your guide to how to profit from England's (probable) 5th ODI success

Ed Hawkins / 02 September 2008 / Leave a comment

Ed Hawkins casts his Hawkeyes over the stats to advise us how to trade the 5th ODI as the show moves to Cardiff....Read more »

ODI Betting: Pollock's retirement is South Africa's long-term problem

Andrew Hughes / 02 September 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes tells us why Shaun Pollock would have been a lot more useful to South Africa this summer on the pitch than in the commentary box....Read more »

England's future looks bright as Broad shines and South Africa pay for apathy

Frank Gregan / 01 September 2008 / Leave a comment

England's summer started well and is finishing well with a young all-rounder cementing his place for future tests, says Frank Gregan....Read more »