England vs India 3rd Test Latest Betting Tips
- By A.J. Ryder on July 30, 2014 01:19 GMT
England’s pace attack were able to get some real results on what had originally appeared to be a very flat pitch during England’s innings with the bat. There was a lot of very interesting seam and movement from both Broad and James Anderson with India completely unable to get any real progress once one of their players managed to get past 20 or so.
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As we head into the fourth day of the third test India are desperate to avoid the follow-on with Mahendra Singh Dhoni really their only hope at this point. India will be hoping that he can forge a good partnership with the rest of the tail-enders.
Alastair Cook really set the tone early on as he was able to actually notch up a decent score for the first time in eons and you have to struggle to find a player you felt worse for getting dismissed on 95. With Gary Ballance really doing well and Jos Butler completely acquitting himself with the bat, England showed that they aren’t solely relying on Anderson and Broad.
In the bowling department, part-time spinner Moeen Ali was able to take two wickets and that will really have frustrated India to go out like that against spin that they should be able to handle. What India were not able to do on that pitch, England were able to accomplish and if India do not survive the first session then England are well and truly in the drivers seat right now.
The bookmakers have set an over/under of 70.5 right now on Mahendra Singh Dhoni while Shami, his current partner, is trading at 1.50 to be dismissed first. If England can remove Dhoni for the 9th wicket then they will be sitting pretty - and the 2.50 odds on him look pretty good to many punters, even the neutral ones.
As it currently stands in the live betting market you will find England at even money while the draw remains favoured with a 1.80 price tag right now but that will all change very quickly if England are able to bowl India out cheaply and enforce the follow-on. India’s only real hope appears to be the draw as they are a whopping 26.0 to win the match somehow.
