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Bank 100 (Back to square one)

This is Englands final match in the tournament unless they can beat the Windies. Fortunately they are not playing on the Bangalore road as the bowlers may well have disappeared to all parts of Bangalore town (Gayle & Pollard hit the ball very very hard).

The pitch at Chennai is bowler friendly and England have got to get another spinner in the side - especially as KP has gone home - why do they keep picking Yardy over Treadwell ??? but i guess that they will go that way again.

In the match v SA 180 was a more than adequate score as the ball did all sorts but 180 is a score that is always vulnerable to a big hitting cowboy - Pollard ?? - who could win a match effectively in 5 overs if the line / length weren't quite right (and sometime if they were).
The advantage England have is that they do play 4 (if not 5) front line bowlers and WIndies only pick 2 (and not sure if Roach's pace will be that effective at Chennai).

England will win in my opinion if they bat sensibly and bowl straight not always a given unfortunately.
There will not be lots of runs in the game as it is only a matter of time before a ball will have your name on it.

LAY Devon Smith to score 50 @ 3.9 (risk 29)
LAY Matt Prior to score 50 @ 3.7 (risk 27)

and if my bank had been healthier there would have been lays of Bell & Sarwan too. They take too long to get their runs and may receive the 'special ball' too soon