England v Australia Second ODI Betting
The second One Day International between England and Australia will take place at the Oval in London on Sunday July 1. The first match at Lord's will be hotly anticipated due to the rivalry between these two countries. However, the second match could be a lot more important as it will give one of the teams a chance to take a strangle hold on the series.
Australia have the edge over England in terms of ODI cricket because of the heavy win they secured during the last Ashes series. However, England have a good record against the Aussies at the Oval and could well be the favourites for England v Australia ODI betting. Stuart Broad famously helped to bowl out the Aussies during the 2009 Ashes series at the Oval with a brilliant five wicket haul.
Cricket at the Oval
Playing cricket at the Oval can be very hard work for sides that aren't used to English conditions or the surface at the ground. The last time England played a One Day International match at the Oval they beat India via the Duckworth-Lewis method. India batted first and made 234 in their 50 overs and England replied with 218-7 before the rain started to fall.
This suggests that cricket at the Oval provides a tough challenge for the batsmen as the bowlers seam to get a little extra assistance. To back this up, the T20 cricket at the Oval at the back end of the last English summer against the West Indies produced no T20 score higher than 128. Cricket at the Oval suggests that the bowling Cricket Betting markets could be the ones to favour.
Key Players for England
One of the key players for England in this game is fast bowler Jade Dernbach. Dernbach will not be the favourite for the top bowler Sports Betting market linked to this match. However, he has started his ODI career well with 16 wickets so far and he has played 82 limited overs matches for Surrey, who play at the Oval, taking over 130 wickets in the process.
Stuart Broad is also one of the key players for England in this match. Broad has positive recent success against Australia and he will be looking to add to the 137 wickets he has taken in 84 ODI matches. Broad could also be a good bet for the top all-rounder although his batting average in the ODI game is a modest 12.
Bowlers for Australia
Everything points towards the bowlers having a bit of fun in this particular match and there are some up and coming young Australians who will be looking to make a point. These younger bowlers for Australia could be a good way to use Free Bets because they are lesser known.
Mitchell Starc is the perfect example of one of the bowlers for Australia who could do well. Starc has taken four wickets in two ODIs and has never played cricket in England before. Pat Cummins is another good example and the right arm fast bowler has taken one more wicket than Starc and played one more match.
However, what punters need to bear in mind is that both of these players will never have experienced hostile English crowds. Some of the most experienced Australian players have been rattled by the English public in the last couple of tours most notably Mitchell Johnson and Ricky Ponting.