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January 2009

Betfair Big Interview: Ashley Giles

Ralph Ellis / 29 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Betfair caught up with the King of Spain ahead of England's tour of the West Indies to catch the former all-rounder's thoughts on the national team's success throughout 2009....Read more »

Cricket Betting: Meet a Windies side that is more of a gentle breeze than a Gayle

Andrew Hughes / 28 January 2009 / Leave a comment

We all know about Chris Gayle, Chanderpaul and Sarwan but three players does not a Test side make. Andrew Hughes talks us through the dangermen and the not-so-dangerous men that England will be facing in the upcoming Test series....Read more »

Cricket Betting: England players want to have their cake and eat it

Ralph Ellis / 28 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Allowing England players to sign up for the IPL bonanaza defeats the object of central contracts, says Ralph Ellis. But, while Andrew Flintoff grabs the cash with both hands, at least one England all-rounder is prioritising his international career....Read more »

Cricket Betting: Australia v South Africa 5th ODI

Ed Hawkins / 27 January 2009 / 1 Comments

Australia find themselves in the extremely unusual position of having already lost an ODI Series before the final match. Does that mean South Africa will take their foot off the pedal or are they likely to twist the knife even...Read more »

IPL Auction: KP and Flintoff the only Englishmen guaranteed to be bought

Andrew Hughes / 27 January 2009 / Leave a comment

February 6th is a big day in world cricket as a second IPL auction will take place to try to find homes for the players who weren't involved first time round. But Andrew Hughes thinks that from the English contingent,...Read more »

J P Duminy: The little revolutionary in South Africa's batting line-up

Andrew Hughes / 22 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Australia [1.56] and South Africa [2.74] are locked at 1-1 in their current ODI series with the third fixture on Friday January 23, but could the Proteas' latest batting star be the man to tip the balance? Andrew Hughes reports...Read more »

Cricket Betting: Strauss picks up the pieces in Windies

Ralph Ellis / 22 January 2009 / Leave a comment

After the controversy of recent weeks, England's tour to the West Indies is as tough as they come. So is Andy Flower the Gerald Ford of English cricket? Ralph Ellis draws another parallel....Read more »

Australia v South Africa 3rd ODI: Catch the South Africa value while you can

Ed Hawkins / 20 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Ed "The Hawkeye" Hawkins talks us through the conditions, stats and betting ahead of the 3rd ODI between Australia and South Africa. The tourists are the pre-match betting value but losing the toss could change all that....Read more »

International Cricket Betting: Murali's slog and Umar Gul's death-bowling

Andrew Hughes / 20 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes watched in disbelief as Muralitharan slogged Sri Lanka to victory from the unlikeliest of positions in the final few overs against Bangladesh on Friday and considers the best way of "bowling at the death". Whichever way it is,...Read more »

International Cricket Betting: Absence of Smith and motivation could lead to South African capitulation

Ed Hawkins / 14 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Ed Hawkins tells us about South Africa's tendency to deflate at the end of long tours and how a young, hungry Australian team can give them a right, old hiding....Read more »

International Cricket Betting: The emergence of the batting spinner

Andrew Hughes / 14 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Andrew Hughes is somewhat sorry to see the death of the lower-order batsman who is little more than a sitting duck but is excited by the emergence of a new breed of player: the number eight spinner who has a...Read more »

Cricket Betting: How KP's coup became 'shamblegate'

Frank Gregan / 13 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Frank Gregan explains why bickering and sniping in the dressing room mean that it won't be easy for Kevin Pietersen to concentrate on batting for England. And why Andrew Strauss will be donning a duffel coat very soon......Read more »

World's Best Twenty20 players: Symonds says "I'm the greatest"

Andrew Hughes / 12 January 2009 / 4 Comments

Ok, it wasn't Symonds that said it, it's Andrew Hughes that's saying it but betting.betfair.com's cricket fanatic rates the burly Aussie all-rounder as the finest batsman of cricket's shortest format. But who makes the remainder of Andrew's list?...Read more »

Cricket Betting: Strauss must unite divided dressing room

Ralph Ellis / 08 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Amidst the turmoil of the last few days, Andrew Strauss' appointment as England captain offers hope for the future. But don't expect him to solve all the problems at once, says Ralph Ellis....Read more »

England Cricket: Why nobody answered KP's cry for help

Andrew Hughes / 07 January 2009 / Leave a comment

When England appointed a man who was unpopular in the dressing room and had no captaincy credentials, Andrew Hughes was one of the few dissenting voices. The right appointment must now be made - let's hope the ECB are reading....Read more »

Cricket Betting: How Adam Gilchrist set the standard for wicket-keepers forever

Andrew Hughes / 06 January 2009 / Leave a comment

With wicket-keepers Brendon McCullum, Kumar Sangakkara and MS Dhoni amongst the best and most explosive one-day batsmen in the world, Andrew Hughes looks at how a certain "Gilly" was responsible for changing the role of the wicket-keeper forever....Read more »

Cricket Betting: There's only going to be one winner in the KP/Moores feud...and it's the guy who averages 50

Frank Gregan / 05 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Frank Gregan gives us his take on the ongoing feud between England skipper Kevin Pietersen and coach Peter Moores over the exclusion of Michael Vaughan for the tour of the Caribbean. Something's gotta give......Read more »

Test Match Betting: Cricketing world - meet Peter "Vicious" Siddle

Andrew Hughes / 01 January 2009 / Leave a comment

With the retirements of McGrath, Warne, Hogg and McGill and waning powers of Kasprowicz and Gillespie, Australia are in a need of a new champion bowler. Peter Siddle may not necessarily be that man but that's not to say that...Read more »