Cricket betting: 5th ODI - NZ vs England

England insist that the momentum is with them, rather than New Zealand, for the deciding one-day international in Christchurch on Saturday morning UK time. And the bookmakers agree. Click here for a free £25 to bet on cricket with totesport Luke Wright, who bowled the crucial final over in the tied contest in Napier, said: "If we keep batting like we did, and keep performing and putting the effort in, I'm sure we will come with a great result and draw the series." Those views are reflected in the prices. New Zealand are as big as 6/5 and England as skinny as 8/13 (Betfred). Sportingbet restore some sanity with the 5/6 about the visitors. That price looks about right because the two teams are well-matched, surely highlighted by the fact that the teams could not be separated at McLean Park. In that contest both teams were as guilty of each other for bowling too short and all the batsmen had to do was rock back and take advantage of the short boundary. It was a damning indictment on both outfits' cerebral ability. When punters have two sides to choose from who appear to be as stupid - like Daniel Vettori's New Zealand and Paul Collingwood's England - as each other it could pay to get with the team that is better priced. The AMI Stadium at Christchurch is not as small a venue as McLean Park but runs are still in the offing. New Zealand chased down 332 to beat Australia there in 2005 while England went at more than nine an over in their Twenty20 victory there earlier this month. Much of the money for the two top-bat markets will go on Jamie How (11/2 Paddy Power), who hit a brilliant ton for the Kiwis at Napier, and Kevin Pietersen (7/2 Totesport) who appears to be straining at the leash. There could be better value further down the lists, however. Daniel Vettori is always worth considering and at 28/1 (totesport) he looks overpriced, especially with the home side's top order likely to fail. Owais Shah (10/1 Stan James) is similarly overpriced. Verdict: 1pt Vettori New Zealand top batsman @ 28/1 (totesport) Click here for a free £25 to bet on cricket with totesport