Betfair | Clarke takes Australia to the brink of a new record

Clarke takes Australia to the brink of a new record

Draw trades at 1.02 before batsman's intervention with the ball...

With just two overs left on the final day and three wickets in hand, India looked to have done enough to avoid defeat in the second Test against Australia. At that stage the draw was being backed on Betfair at a price of [1.02].

But a stunning burst of spin bowling from Aussie batsman Michael Clarke in the penultimate over skittled out the remaining Indian batsmen to propel Australia to a 16th consecutive test victory.

First to go from the Indian rearguard was Harbhajan with no.10 RP Singh out next ball. With his tail up Clarke - who had never taken a test wicket in Australia - needed three more deliveries to take the final wicket of Ishant Sharma. The blonde batsman ended with figures of three wickets for five runs from 1.5 overs.

More importantly, before his stunning spell, the Baggy Greens had been backed at a high of 34 to win the match.

Another victory in the final Test would set a new record for cricket at this level. And according to betfair customers that is the likely outcome. The home side trade as [1.49] favourites for the third Test, India are available at [11.0] while the draw is [3.85].

6 January 2008 / About Editor

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Comments (2)

In view of the farse in the second test match and ugly cricket played by the austrialians, Indian board should pull back their team from australia and severe all cricketing realtionships with theam. Australians must be banned from playing cricket for next two years in all international level by ICC. Austrilians should not be allowed to bring the glorious game of cricke to any more disrepute. They must be taught moral lessons and righteousness and asked to do public service like public toilet cleaning. Cheaters are punished under law. And if you are cheating in the full view of 100 crore people we can't allow it. They are Australian crickets are criminals in the view of hundred crore Indians. If they go out of the stadium they could be arrested for con'ing the Indian team and the whole world.

Also umpires should be criminally procecuted and later publically executed.

raj | 06 January 2008

Not saying anything on umpiring or cheating.Only want to say as trader 'Never Back Short Odds'.
There is nothing like free money in sports trading.

Dip | 08 January 2008