England v India Final Test Match Betting
The fourth and final Test match of the series between England and India could turn out to be the tensest, exciting and important. Everything could still be at stake between two sides who are battling each other to become the best Test team in the world.
England v India final Test match betting will be tense and this could see markets all over cricket betting tightening up. England and India are quality sides and it will be no surprise at all if the series is still level by this stage.
The Oval
The Oval will be the final destination of a Test match series which has taken the two teams up and down the country experiencing different regions and conditions of England.
The Oval often offers a little bit more to the batsmen but as Stuart Broad showed during the 2009 Ashes series, consistently good bowling can lead to a team being bowled out for next to nothing.
The Oval is a ground which has held Test match cricket for a number of years and it will give both sides the best chance of getting a result. The Oval has always tended to be a friend for England but if everything is still at stake then India have more than enough to tip the balance.
Advantages for England
The advantages for England of the series being at stake heading into the last game are numerous. England have been involved in many high pressure series in the recent past such as the controversial series against Pakistan in 2010 and the Ashes series in Australia at the back end of 2010 and start of 2011.
One of the main advantages for England is that they have a set of players who will be used to fighting tooth and nail all the way through a series. Many England sides in the past have gone into final Test matches knowing that a series has already been lost. This current side is not one of them.
Advantages for India
One of the big advantages for India is that they always enjoy good support in and around London. There are a lot of British based Indians who are fanatical about their cricket and come out in force to support India when they are touring England.
It will be encouraging for a lot of the Indian side to see so much support around them. England will of course have the greater support through numbers but it will be relieving for India to see that not every single person inside the Oval will want them to lose the match.
England v India Final Test
India are probably up there with Australia at the moment when it comes to England thinking about sides they have a strong rivalry with. The England v India final Test is a huge match regardless of what happens earlier on in the series. The One Day International and Twenty20 matches will be just around the corner and it will be key for both sides to take forward some momentum.
The England v India final Test will also be one of the last chances for some punters to try and make back any losses they may have accumulated during the first three Test matches. It will also be a chance for a lucky few to maximise their profits. This will keep all cricket betting markets healthy and insure against the possibility of a dead or meaningless match in a betting sense.