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Not even the return of Virender Sehwag is likely to change India's fortunes as we move on to Edgbaston. England will like the conditions and we have to back them to carry on winning.


Tim Bresnan is expected to keep his place with Chris Tremlett still out injured and he's a great player to have as cover.

I always felt that the early criticism about him carrying a bit too much weight was slightly unfair. He's a big, strong lad who's never going to be wafer thin but if there were any concerns from the England management that he was carrying a bit too much timber, he certainly dealt with them and looks a superb athlete these days.

He bats, bowls and fields and is right up there with the handiest numbers 8s in the Test game. He's fortunate in that he's come into a super-confident, successful team on a tremendous winning run and that's the best possible environment to be in when you're still relatively new to this level of the game.

For India Virender Sehwag returns but there are plenty of other changes enforced through injury. Sreesanth could be dangerous at Edgabston but RP Singh has been out of Test cricket for a while, I think England have learnt how to play Praveen Kumar by now and all in all, I'd be surprised to see India take 15 wickets in the match, let alone 20.

We could have the liveliest wicket of the series so far at Edgbaston and that will only favour England.

I have a feeling that if MS Dhoni wins the toss he'll choose to bat first almost irrespective of what he makes of the wicket. Trying to get a big first innings score may well be their best chance of trying to put pressure on England but that's easier said than done when you consider the injury problems in India's batting line-up and the way the England bowlers are playing right now. I honestly can't see how England won't win this Test match.

This is very much a result wicket and having predicted that we'd have a result by the end of the evening session on Day Four, I'm sticking with that same bet again, this time at 7.0.


Recommended Bet:

3 pts Back England to win @ 2.44
2 pts Back Evening Session Day Four in the Test Match End market @ 7.0


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