ODI Betting: England v South Africa at the Oval, Fri 29th August

Betfair Radio 2 got the views of Test Match Special's Simon Mann and Racing Post cricket betting guru Ed Hawkins ahead of tomorrow's third ODI in the five match series. England lead 2-0 and the...

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Aug 28 2008

Matt Prior: "I know all about the highs and lows when it comes to England."

Ralph Ellis talks to England's wicketkeeper-batsman ahead of Friday's third ODI at The Oval....

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Ralph Ellis

Aug 28 2008

England 1.25 to take series after dominating win at Trent Bridge

Tourists humbled as Broad runs rampant....

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Joe Dyer

Aug 26 2008

ODI Betting: "KP can be England's best ever ODI captain," says Flintoff

England's rejuvenated all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has been impressed with his new captain, Kevin Pietersen. Freddie also talks about his own time as captain of England. Will he ever want the job again?...

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Aug 21 2008

Formidable South Africans will be pushed by English momentum

The ingredients are in place for home success as Carberry fails to hit the decks running....

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Andrew Hughes

Aug 21 2008

Betfair's Big Interview: Ian Bell on double hundred disappointment and batting at number three

After all the doom and gloom surrounding English football, we thought the cricketers might be able to cheer us up. Betfair went to find Ian Bell watching the rain and waiting for the One Day...

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Ralph Ellis

Aug 21 2008

Owais Shah to be KP's trump card

The new England captain is going to give players time to shine, says Ralph Ellis....

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Ralph Ellis

Aug 19 2008

ICC Champions Trophy: "It's up to the board to make the decision," say Pietersen

England captain Kevin Pietersen states the players' position on whether they should travel to Pakistan for the ICC Champions' Trophy. As ever, their position seems to be that they don't have one....

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Aug 19 2008

Cricket Betting: Talk the talk and walk the walk

In other sports it is considered to be wit, banter or repartee but in cricket it's called sledging, frowned upon and considered not to be in the spirit of the game. Why are the authorities...

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Frank Gregan

Aug 18 2008

Cricket Betting: Owais with England's misfiring middle-order, bring in Shah

Cricket fanatic Andrew Hughes bemoans the lack of Test opportunities offered to Owais Shah and puts forward a case for the classy Middlesex batsman to be handed a seat on the plane to India for...

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Andrew Hughes

Aug 14 2008

England Cricket Betting: You'd have to be nuts to back KP's England

Ed Hawkins is not known as 'Hawkeye' for nothing. He spotted something in Kevin Pietersen's first match as captain of England to make you think twice before backing any of his teams in the future....

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Ed Hawkins

Aug 12 2008

Series defeat gives the England selectors plenty to think about

From Freddie's new-found fitness to Broad's exploits with the bat, the ongoing wicket-keeping dilemma to Panesar's shortcomings, Andrew Hughes dissects the good and the bad from England's performances in the Series just gone....

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Andrew Hughes

Aug 12 2008

Goodness Gregan, great balls of fire

Betting.betfair's one time military man marvels and shudders at the pace of modern seam bowling....

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Frank Gregan

Aug 11 2008

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Kevin Pietersen will lead England to Ashes glory

The media knives are already out for England's new captain (even on this site!). Step forth the Betfair Contrarian, who reveals that the omens could be good for our adopted countryman going into next year's...

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The Betfair Contrarian

Aug 6 2008

England Cricket Betting: Pietersen's captaincy will keep us awake at night

Ed Hawkins tells us why, as England cricket fans, our bosses will start to question why we're turning up at the office looking more and more tired....

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Ed Hawkins

Aug 6 2008

Test Cricket Betting: You've got to accentuate the positives...

Eliminate the negatives. Betting.Betfair's very own crooner Frank Gregan analyses England's defeat in the third test against South Africa. How can they possibly stay positive going into a final match with the series already lost?...

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Frank Gregan

Aug 4 2008

"Ego" Pietersen will seek new authority as captain

England legends disagree on whether England's best is their most natural leader, says Ralph Ellis....

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Ralph Ellis

Aug 4 2008

The Verdict on Vaughan: A great captain whose strengths may well have been his undoing

Edgbaston Test was almost certainly the last time we will see Michael Vaughan in an England shirt. Andrew Hughes assesses the contribution he made to English cricket over the last five years....

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Andrew Hughes

Aug 3 2008

August 2008 - England Cricket