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NZ v England 2nd Test. Wellington March 14-18
NZ v England 2nd Test. Wellington March 14-18
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That's me. Always a bit ahead.
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Draw rather big with the prospect of no play tomorow. I'll wait till a couple of hours before play to see what the radar looks like before trading out my draw green or not. Unless I oversleep as I did day 1, which jammed me up a bit at the start of the match.
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wow. That was fun lsat night. At one point panic set in and NZ were backed down to 85 (I have no idea why).
Can you believe I was sat there backing the draw at 1.26 and also looking at that radar which showed rain about 15 mins away. Sometimes it's straightforward. |
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Ignoring the weather forecast for a moment, how likely is it that ENG take 8 wickets and chase whatever total they might be set?
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not very.
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...If the weather is fine I think England can take 2 or 3 wickets/session
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Interesting. Forecasts are all poor still but radar looking rather clear - but I guess the rain is too far away yet.
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And to add to that exchanged a bit of green on Draw for large green on ENG in case market panics again. It would not surprise me.
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draw collapsing , must be rain on its way , possibly not a ball bowled day 5 here
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http://uk.weather.com/weather/hourByHour-NZXX0049:1:NZ?pagenum=2&nextbeginIndex=6
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looks grim
. https://twitter.com/BumbleCricket/status/313363867965202432/photo/1 |
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can't believe my luck , left a 400 Quid back up at 1.95 Test match end Afternoon session Day 5 yesterday afternoon , and 397 quid of it got matched overnight sometime !!! mega LoL , have no idea who matched that , but thank you so much
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Just checked some webcams. raining and heavily overcast.
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won't be a ball bowled all day is my bet
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The 1.1 on the draw last night NZ time was a gift. Wish I had taken more of it.
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Some '8' left on the 175 run lines - There is no chance of play today - it's free money. No money left my end so someone else grab it.
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Thanks for the tip, Nigel, but I only ever do cricket match odds and series winner. I'm always wary of markets I don't usually trade. Like Nicky's afternoon session back. I don't see why thats a sure fire winner.
3rd Test is up already, so on to that. |
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draw was free money from the start only had 3 days of crickey a 1 session not enough for a result
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cricket
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nicky27 post I think got the session wrong . The 397 was matched on the evening session , think I saw it in passing last night ,cant believe someone laid it . Even with a bit of play ( unlikely I suspect) still a very short odd evening session result .
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o yeah , soz , of course i meant evening session , which is essentially getting 1.95 on the draw PLUS the possibility of a result sometime after tea on the last day ( when the draw can't have been trading any higher than 1.5
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just woke up, slept alittle late but that 8.0 was mine on 175. a bit of cheap insurance.... when you lay 1.01/1.02
 Was hoping for rain all day... alittle gap of sun shine required now  tho i cant see it.cheers |
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i remember once, when i first started on here that i laid day 5 evening session thinking that if it was a draw, id win as there wasnt a result. when the price and money started pouring in, a little concerned i looked at the rules and realised my mistake. Can be a bit of a confusing market to any newbies or those abit daft that they dont fully understand the rules.
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Pitch inspection 00.15 GMT
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England need one of those mirale sessions of play like they did against sri lanka at cardiff
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miracle
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Looking back, I think the only miracle results occured when some of the participating players had mischevious bets
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you saying that was fixed match
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Recent revelations in the game have made me very cynical and has made me wonder about amazing turnarounds of the past.
I dont recall that particular match but now feel all things are possible. Regards. |
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well done draw backers
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A Test match played between England and Sri Lanka at Cardiff in May 2011 - which was sensationally won by England - was fixed, an award-winning sports journalist Ed Hawkins in his new book titled 'Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy' revealed.
In the book, Hawkins claims that a bookie, 'Vinay', told him that the match between England and Sri Lanka at Cardiff in May 2011 was fixed. Then-England captain Andrew Strauss had described the match as "one of the most extraordinary matches I played in". At the end of the fourth day, England, replying to Lanka's 400 all out, were at 491-5. With rain wiping out the morning session of the fifth day, a draw seemed the only possible result. But England declared at 496/5 and then stunningly bowled out Lanka for 82 in just 24.4 overs to pull off a nearmiraculous victory by an innings and 14 runs. Hawkins points out that by the time the Lankan players took the field at Cardiff, they had not been paid for over eight weeks as the Sri Lanka board was in dire straits financially, following huge expenditure on preparations for the World Cup. He writes, "It does not take a particularly cynical mind to come to the conclusion that a cricketer who has been treated with such little regard for his welfare... might - just might - be tempted by the offer of payment to throw a Test." Hawkins concedes that Vinay's claims can be easily dismissed. "A judge, administrator, player or perhaps an ACSU (Anti-corruption and Security Unit of the ICC) officer can wave them away with contempt." But Hawkins poses a thought-provoking question. "The conundrum for cricket is obvious. Does it start listening to folks who are at the black heart of the matter when no one else appears willing to talk?" This shows the startling suggestion that a bookie correctly predicted the way the Pakistan innings would unfold in the crucial 2011 World Cup semifinal against India in Mohali isn't the only explosive revelation in Hawkins' new book. Ed Hawkins is an award-winning sports journalist. He has twice been named the Sports Journalists Association's Sports Betting Writer of the Year. This is his second book. (The Times of India) http://www.islandcricket.lk/news/srilankacricket/explosive-match-fixing-revelation-involving-sl |
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hmm. good example of why never to bet full bank
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FWIW here's the scorecard that day :
http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/engine/match/474463.html |
what 1/5?