Results for tag: Alastair Cook
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Betting.Betfair
on Aug 9, 2011 at 11:11:56 AM
[b]Ed Hawkins cannot see much hope for the tourists as they try to get back into the series at Edgbaston with the action beginning on Wednesday.[/b]
[b]England[/b]
It will be same again for the hosts apart from the one well-documented change with [b]Ravi Bopara[/b] replacing the injured Jonathan Trott. Bopara is hardly like-for-like. Trott is obdurate, dependable, old world. Bopara is flashy, risky and thrilling.
He has waited patiently for his chance to come round again. He has not played since being dropped from the 2009 Ashes team. Earlier in the summer he had appeared to go head-to-head with Eoin Morgan for the No 6 slot. "This little window of opportunity for me is to go out and score some runs," he said.
[b]India[/b]
It's been a task to keep up with India's injury...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Aug 8, 2011 at 08:04:28 PM
[b]Frank Gregan tells us why England need to replicate their Test form at ODI level before they can hold claim to being the best cricket playing nation in the world.[/b]
Remember the good old days? "Ladies and Gentlemen, please show your appreciation for the undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World..." These days boxing has more titles than the House of Lords and more belts than the luggage reclaim at Heathrow airport which dilutes the prestige.
The best cricket team in the world is easier to identify. In the past, they've tended to dominate the game in both formats, [b]Test and ODIs[/b]. It seems that might be about to change as England look set to claim their place as the best Test team in the world but still have to win an ICC 50 over title.
The praise for England has...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Jan 7, 2011 at 01:12:10 PM
England have won the Ashes. I'd love to sit here using all manner of superlatives to describe England's performances and the magnitude of the achievement but that would be inappropriate. This England team is a well-drilled side with a handful of world-class performers, an intelligent and meticulous coach and very able captain. That proved more than enough to beat one of the worst Australian sides we've seen for many years.
England will face far tougher tests than this and we'll have a more accurate picture of where they stand in the longer format of the game when they host India next summer.
The 3-1 scoreline is probably a good reflection of the difference in class between the two teams and if you think that's harsh on the Australians, consider this: how many of their players would...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Dec 2, 2010 at 08:46:22 PM
The overwhelming feeling after the first Test in Brisbane is one of relief. Relief that the phoney war is over and the real action has begun. Relief that all of the averages, statistics and trends jotted down on pieces of paper that showed England were the better side have not been proven to be false scribblings.
Because up until that first ball is bowled, the cricket bettor has nothing else to cling to. On paper, he only suspects that one team is better than the other. And the great thing about the first Test was that in the very flesh there was proof.
We suspected England were the better team. [b]They are the better team[/b]. They will retain the Ashes. Granted, you could be forgiven for scoffing at such a statement of clarity at such a juncture, particularly coming from a man who...