England Cricket Betting Tour Of South Africa 2009-2010
In terms of England cricket betting tour of South Africa 2009-2010 markets, and the choice of selections the avid – and not so experienced – cricket betting fan can make is seemingly in-exhaustive. Remember though that for the most part, England cricket betting tour of South Africa 2009-2010 online sportsbooks are split between South Africa v England Twenty20 cricket betting 2009-2010 and South Africa v England One Day International cricket Betting 2009-2010, as well as the biggy itself, namely the South Africa v England Test Match cricket betting 2009-2010.
Apart from the stark raving obvious pick of which team's going to emerge victoriouss (Test match outrights then) the England Cricket Betting tour of South Africa 2009-2010 fan canseparatee, add, multiply, subtract and divide any of the following sub-betting sections into their picks in the build-up to the individual games and tests. Top England Batsman, Top South Africa Batsman, Top England Bowler, Top South Africa Bowler, Player of the Series, Double Chance and not to mention a host of specials for those England cricket betting tour of South Africa 2009-2010 participants who like to mix their internet cricket betting odds and prices up that little bit more. A veritable pick 'n' mix of associated interactive cricket betting gubbins are including in the specials section of most online cricket bookies websites that cater for the South African tour as you can discover for yourself on closer scrutiny, yet cover such extreme virtual betting as taking a punt on England not winning a match against their hosts (which would be pessimistic and unsporting we think).
Internet Cricket Betting Bookmakers Make South Africa Marginal Favourites Over England For Winter Tour
Back to basics though, and the majority vote will be on England's chances of winning outright. The test series in its entirety that is, on which we're focusing our attentions here. Boylesports, Betfred, SportingBet, Victor Chandler, Blue Square, SkyBet, 888sport and William Hill are all backing England at odds of 4/1 in this market, whilst Bet365, Totesport, Paddy Power, SportingBet, Blue Square, SkyBet and William Hill have priced the South Africa victory up at uncompromising odds of 1/2. Kevin Pietersen is heading up the leading batsman betting charts, with Ladbrokes and Betfair suggesting a 3/1 price, with Andrew Strauss commanding 10/3 from Blue Square and 888sport at this juncture.
Looking at who the online cricket betting bookmakers consider are in the best position to take advantage of the top bowling bet, and James Anderson is finding favour with Blue Square, William Hill and 888sport at 5/2 in this category, while Stuart Broad is inviting wagers at 2/1 and 13/8 from Ladbrokes and Betfair respectively. England cricket betting tour of South Africa 2009-2010 player of the series markets are geared up at this point around both England captain, Andrew Strauss (4/1 with William Hill) and Kevin Pietersen (4/1), whilst James Anderson (7/1) and Stuart Broad and Paul Collingwood are attracting interest at odds of 8/1 with William Hill again.
England Cricket Betting Tour Of South Africa 2009-2010 Markets Buoyed By Team's Ashes Victory Last Summer
The final hurrah for England's cricket team after a year that's seen them reach the ultimate heights by getting one over on their oldest adversaries, Australia, in the ultimate test of their cricketing status, The Ashes, the national side's South African tour will further help to determine exactly where England stand in the not-so new cricketing world order here and now. By recording back-to-back wins against the world's two best cricketing nations – Australia and South Africa – within a six month period of one another, although almost unimaginable not so long back, is very much a realistic prospect as we head towards the turn of the year, so it's fair to say that it's a while since the game was generating so much excitement both home and away to neutrals and the casual observer, as well as the hard core England cricketing patriot. Figure into that the not inconsequential matter of a series win at the expense of the West Indies before England's summer of success, and dare we whisper it, but English cricket seems to be riding high on the crest of a wave; at the moment at least.
Whilst the manner in which England have finally made the other cricketing nations sit up and take note hasn't exactly been wildly spectacular in its making, the end result was brought about by highly effective teamwork and redoubtable graft from the nucleus of an England team that isn't laced with talent, yet is prone to flashes of outstanding individual brilliance from a couple of its talismanic – and controversial – figureheads, and some of the new kids on the England cricket block looking to make their mark. The widely held belief that a real team spirit and bond has manifested itself and relatively quickly gelled through the team essentially papers over any perceived gaps in talent, and rightfully so. And there's a genuine 'up 'em and at 'em' mantra that's enabled England to grind out results when the odds appear stacked against them.
England Cricket On Roll At Moment Thanks To Recent West Indies And Australia Test Series Victories
For evidence to this end, look no further than England's showing in the recent ICC Champions Trophy, whereby before the tournament started they were as good as written off thanks to what critics deemed the glaring absence of the team's two biggest – and truthfully, instrumental – practitioners of international cricket of the highest order; Messrs Flintoff and Pietersen. Despite the negative press, England bowed out in the semi-finals where the eventual ICC Champions, Australia, exacted some sort of lo-fi revenge for their Ashes humbling.
So to the team that has been charged with spearheading England's South African odyssey this winter, one which has to take into account a reshuffle forced upon selectors by a couple of situations that were taken out of their hands. For a start, there'll be no swashbuckling exploits characterised by England's enigmatic carrier-of-the-game-to-the-enemy, Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff. A mixture of untimely post-operative 'R and R' (rest and recuperation we hope, not rock 'n' roll – although with Flintoff's fondness for celebrations, it can't be ruled out) and his shock early retirement from England's national team representation means that his place in the South African pack has been taken by Luke Wright.
Flintoff And Harmison High Profile England Cricket Absentees For South Africa Tour
Steve Harmison – the Durham player who once could be relied upon to make a sizeable difference to England's cause – decided (somewhat ill advisedly when bearing in mind Kevin Pietersen's similar do-or-die ultimatum that ended in tears, for him) to risk his place by issuing a 'play me or ditch me' declaration of intent. Which signalled the end of his chances to represent his country of birth in South Africa this year; with county team-mate, Liam Plunkett inadvertently adding insult to injury by being picked as his replacement for the tour. Perhaps Harmison's rush of blood to the head cost him dearly as on paper his Durham season yielded a greater margin of victory than Plunkett's, with a record reading 51 wickets for 22 runs, compared to 49 wickets for 24 runs for his England bowling successor.
Still, England welcome the return of Kevin Pietersen, who as ever will have a score to settle with the South Africans, the country of his birth who in some quarters have never forgiven the batting hero's switch to play international cricket for England. Of course after his fleeting appearances in last summer's Ashes victory early doors (hampered by controversy not for the first time in his dramatic England career), the pressure will be on the Hampshire batter to deliver the goods at the wicket and once again silence some of his most vocal critics in the game. Elsewhere the decision to elect Steven Davies to the England squad ahead of Tim Ambrose has caused a bit of head scratching amongst England cricket commentators, while inviting Sajid Mahmood back into the fray – albeit for a one day platform – has likewise had critics calling on the sanity of England's board of cricket selectors. That said, England current cricketing renaissance has come about in spite of what many concur have been strange decisions by the powers that be, so the proof as they say will be in the pre-Christmas pudding.
Squad Responsible For Instigating England Cricket Betting Tour Of South Africa 2009-2010 Market Actions
Here is the 16-man England cricket team to face South Africa in the four match test series this winter in full;
Andrew Strauss (Middlesex, Captain)
Alastair Cook (Essex, Vice-Captain)
James Anderson (Lancashire)
Ian Bell (Warwickshire)
Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
Paul Collingwood (Durham)
Steven Davies (Surrey)
Graham Onions (Durham)
Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire)
Liam Plunkett (Durham)
Matt Prior (Sussex)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Ryan Sidebottom (Nottinghamshire)
Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire)
Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire)
Luke Wright (Sussex)
Prior to England's success in 2005, the national cricket team had previously waited some 40 years to win on South African soil, so a happy hunting ground it's not. But there's a few parallels that cannot be ignored. Especially, if like Free Betting Online you believe there's more to heaven and earth than meets the eye. That South African tour win back in 2005 acted as the pre-cursor to that memorable Ashes win later that summer, and Andrew Strauss (the current England captain who leads our troops into battle today) played a pivotal role in that stunning victory over the old enemy. So you never know.
South Africa V England 2009-2010 Cricket Tour Itinerary
England's tour of South Africa comprises a four match test series, a five match one day international series and the two Twenty20 internationals, and take place between the 6th November 2009 and the 18th January 2010, whilst also featuring a collection of smaller (50 over) tour matches arranged against the host nation's select teams. The following is the timetable of England's matches;
6th November 2009 – 50-Over Tour Match - South African Board President's XI v England XI (OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein)
8th November 2009 – 50-Over Tour Match - South African Board President's XI v England XI (De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley)
10th November 2009 – 20-Over Tour Match – South Africa A v England XI (OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein)
13th November 2009 – Twenty20 International – South Africa v England (Wanderers, Johannesburg)
15th November 2009 – Twenty20 International – South Africa v England (Centurion, Gauteng)
17th November 2009 – 50-Over Tour Match – South Africa A v England XI (Senwes Park, Potchefstroom)
20th November 2009 – First One Day International – (Wanderers, Johannesburg)
22nd November 2009 – Second ODI – (Centurion, Gauteng)
27th November 2009 – Third ODI – (Newlands, Cape Town)
29th November 2009 – Fourth ODI – (St. George's, Port Elizabeth)
4th December 2009 – Fifth ODI – (Kingsmead, Durban)
9th - 10th December 2009 – 2-Day Tour Match – South African Airways Challenge XI v England XI (Buffalo Park, East London)
11th - 12th December 2009 – 2-Day Tour Match – South African Airways Challenge XI v England XI (Buffalo Park, East London)
16th - 20th December 2009 – First Test – (Centurion, Gauteng)
26th - 30th December 2009 – Second Test – (Kingsmead, Durban)
3rd - 7th January 2010 – Third Test – (Newlands, Cape Town)
14th - 18th January 2010 – Fourth Test – (Wanderers, Johannesburg)