England v India First Test Match Betting
England and India are two of the best Test cricket sides in the world and they will lock horns for the first match at Lords, the home of cricket. India have already caused a stir within English fans as they have refused their permission for the highly rated decision referral system to be used during the series.
England v India first Test match betting could be one of the more interesting cricket betting markets of the summer. Both sides may be a little tentative as they look to ease their way into the series although England have played well across three weather affected Test matches against Sri Lanka.
England v India
England v India is always a good contest because both sides have been historically strong in Test cricket. England will be the favourite in the first Test match cricket betting market but India will enjoy a lot of support from all of the British based Indians who currently reside within the United Kingdom.
India will provide a much more difficult test for England than Sri Lanka have done because they will want to stay as the number one ranked Test team in the world. England v India is a four match series which could go right down to the wire and this may cause many sports betting markets to tighten up a little bit.
Key Figures for England
There are a few key figures for England who will need to play well if the side is going to have any chance of winning this game. Alastair Cook will need to continue scoring runs at the top of the batting order against a team he has struggled against in the past.
The bowling attack will also have to be a lot more adaptable and versatile. James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann will all be key figures for England because England will not win a Test match against India unless they can take 20 wickets over five days regularly.
Key Figures for India
Zaheer Khan will be one of the key figures for India. The seamer has played a lot of county cricket in England and will use every part of his experience to get some wickets during this series. However, he has lost a great deal of his pace and will need to look a bit fitter if he's not going to rely on batsman error so much from now on.
It may be a little stereotypical to think of Sachin Tendulkar as one of the key figures for India but he is one of the few players who can make a big hundred against this England attack. Dilshan showed for Sri Lanka that this England bowling attack can be exposed in emphatic fashion.
England v India Test Series Betting
The England v India Test Series Betting 2011 market will not change drastically after this first Test match. Both sides will want to get a win on the board but there are three matches after this one where a lot can still happen on the field.
The side that wins the first Test at Lords will undoubtedly move into the favourite position to win the series in England v India Test series betting. However, the sides are evenly matched which means the matches could go back and forth throughout the Tests and then into the limited overs matches.