England v Pakistan Live Betting Blog: Day four with Ed Hawkins

Live Test Match Blogging / Ed Hawkins / 01 August 2010 /

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Danish Kaneria is clean bowled during Pakistan's first innings - expect more of the same today

England are [1.01] for a first Test win with Pakistan three wickets down chasing 435. Stay in touch with the victory march courtesy of Ed Hawkins

13.00 Pk 80 all out, England win by 354 runs
England are [1.53] to win the second Test, which starts at Edgbaston on Friday. Pakistan are [5.20] and the draw is [1.53]. They are as short as [1.11] to win the series. Pakistan are [20.00] and the draw is [12.50]. England are [4.40] to win 4-0 and the same price to win 3-0. That's not a bad wager actually. If you reckon Pakistan might pinch one, the best option is 2-1 England at [5.50], with the odds perhaps bigger than they should be given Pakistan's potential for improvement. We'll be blogging for Birmingham so see you then

12.55 Pk 80 all out, England win by 354 runs
Top Five Things Learnt From This Test - No 1. They can't bat, they can't field but, boy, can Pakistan bowl. In Asif, Aamer and Gul Pakistan have three seamers who will get England in the end. They have the measure of England's top four, who have made a combined 160 in this Test. Maybe not at Edgbaston, where England have a great record, but The Oval, which should suit Pakistan. You may recall that Pakistan would have won there in 2006 had there not been a buit of a row about ball tampering. Asif swung it on that occasion, Gul will hope for reverse thanks to the rough, and vast, square while Danish Kaneria might even get it to turn.

12.50 Pk 80 all out, England win by 354 runs
Top Five Things Learnt From This Test - No 2. England have hit upon new double-strength cure for insomnia. Paul Collingwood and Eoin Morgan. Actually, we're being a bit harsh on Morgan, there because he has got some lovely strokes, but make no mistake, whether it's in this series or the Ashes, these two will come together in a crisis and people will be slipping into comas left, right and centre. Great for bettors, though. If England's top four crumble with the obvious impact on their odds making them drift, we can bet with confidence in a comeback.

12.48 Pk 80 all out, England win by 354 runs
Top Five Things Learnt From This Test - No 3. Kevein Pietersen is not worth trusting for top-bat in the second game. Out of form, out of practice and just generally out of sorts. Pietersen has always struck me as a guy who will throw one hissy fit too many which will result in him either being dropped or walking away from the game altogether. Pietersen has passed 50 once in 12 innings this season, so one can kind of understand why he doesn't want to bat. His previous innings before this Test was so long ago that no-one can actually remember it. It doesn't appear as though he will get much time in the middle before the next Test, either as Hampshire have refused to play him and he refuses to play for the second XI. What a pro.

12.45 Pk 80 all out, England win by 354 runs
M Asif c Swann b Anderson 0. An 11-wicket haul for Anderson. We'll wrap up things here in terms of our top five so hang ariound for a bit. Please. Thanks

12.40 Pk 79-9
Top Five Things Learnt From This Test - No 4. England may not always find it so easy to bowl out Pakistan. In this Test they have broken up the tourists' batting like a clumsy five-year-old playing Buckaroo but the wickets at The Oval and Lord's will be far better for batting. That is good news for punters who like to trade. Pakistan, who will have little confidence on the market, will always be a big price meaning that if we can get a handle on when they can put a partnership together, money can be made.

12.35 Pk 69-9
Top Five Things Learnt From This Test - No 5. Actually, this could also be applied to life in general. Change. Yes, folks things change. And like a gnarled old yokel who wears clogs, gets bits of food stuck in his beard, married his sister and has been campaigning against the decision by the parish council to replace the old maypole, we don't like it. Undoubtedly the status quo in terms of personnel from the Trent Bridge will not remain. Poor old Pakistan will have played six Tests in seven weeks by the end of the series and it is certain that come the final Test one from Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamer and Umar Gul will be carrying a niggle. Maybe all three. Pakistan may also have to call up a batsman. 'That's one of those they say in Islamabad?' Coach Waqar Younis admitted as much after day three.

WICKET 12.34 Pk 65-9
Shoaib Malik c Collingwood b Anderson 9. Ten wickets in the match for Anderson. He has exploited conditions perfectly.

12.25 55-8
Top Five Things Learnt From This Test - No 5. Actually, this could also be applied to life in general. Change. Yes, folks things change. And like a gnarled old yokel who wears clogs, gets bits of food stuck in his beard, married his sister and has been campaigning against the decision by the parish council to replace the old maypole, we don't like it. Undoubtedly the status quo in terms of personnel from the Trent Bridge will not remain. Poor old Pakistan will have played six Tests in seven weeks by the end of the series and it is certain that come the final Test one from Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamer and Umar Gul will be carrying a niggle. Maybe all three. Pakistan may also have to call up a batsman. 'That's one of those they say in Islamabad?' Coach Waqar Younis admitted as much after day three.

12.10 Pk 50-8
It has come to my attention that we may have enticed some new readers to the blog for this Test match. Regulars will know that I have a number of theories that I like to bang on about as I try to help, nay educate, about the perils and pitfalls of punting. One of them is the importance of learning from what we have seen so far and how we can make that pay in the future. So coming up throughout the day will be our Top Five Things Learnt From This Test. The title is deliberately non-catchy so you all get it into your heads that this is serious business.

WICKET 12.07 Pk 50-8
Umar Gul c Collingwood b Anderson 9. Anderson's ninth wicket. England have got a function to go to, clearly, this afternoon.

12.00 Pk 45-7
Pakistan can't get anything right. Having used up all their referrals, Kamran was unable to upstairs to save his skin. That one was missing the leg stump by a distance. Gosh, this could all be over before lunch. Better get on with some series analysis. Stay tuned please. The action may not be thrilling but I'd hope to pass on some useful insights before the Test is out.

WICKET 11.56 Pk 41-7
Kamran Akmal lbw b Finn 0

11.53 Pk 41-6
Mohammad Aamer batted 44 balls for his four runs. I thought he'd done rather better than that. Aamer has that goofy genius look about him, doesn't he with his white teeth gleaming underneath his helmet? Of course, that's exactly what he is when he has a ball in hand. Apparently, Aamer doesn't like eating. No, I don't quite understand what that entails, either. But there you go.

WICKET 11.47 41-6
M Aamer c Pietersen b Finn 4

11.43 37-5
I was just about to post that Umar appeared have got it into his head that in swinging conditions, the batsman need to play the ball as late as possible. There's playing it late and there's, well, not playing it at all. An inswinger from Anderson was too quick for Umar, whose bat was about a foot away from the ball as it zeroed into his pads. Five wickets needed for England. Steven Finn comes on for a bowl.

WICKET 11.43 37-5
Umar Akmal lbw b Anderson 4

11.36 Pk 32-4
Conventional swing bowling by Anderson has done for Farhat. The Sky team have highlighted how a previous ball swung in and the one that took the wicket went away. It looks very impressive but, in reality, an international opener, which Farhat is supposed to be, really should be alive to the situation. It's the oldest trick in a book. Think of a six-month old who has just been given a shiny new ball. It rolls in front of him, he is enraptured. It rolls behind him, it no longer exists.

WICKET 11.31 Pk 31-4
Farhat c Strauss b Anderson 15

11.30 30-3
Many thanks to Tom Williams yesterday who did a fine job in my absence. I did get a call from a rather flustered Tom just before close of play, however. "Er, have you ever been for a poo and come back to discover three wickets have fallen?" Ah, the life of the blogger.

11.17 Pk 25-3
So, just the 410 more runs to win for Pakistan. They are an improbable [19.00] to do it. What a truly dreadful price that is. Granted you might think 'why would anyone bother taking that?' but if we talking purely in terms of a trade, folks there might be some out there who fancy a tickle. The draw is [12.00] - the one result we surely can't get. England are [1.11].

11.11 Pk 25-3
I am here. Technical problems, folks in that so stunned I've been by England's failure to take a wicket so far that I drifted off somewhere wonderful. As did my laptop. I've given it a thump and we're underway.

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