England v India Third Test Betting

England and India will lock horns for the third Test of a four match series at Edgbaston in the middle of August. By now the series would have started to take shape and one team could be a long way off in the distance.

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However, England v India third Test betting still leaves a number of markets open as there is still time and a slim chance for either side to recover and win the series. It will be clear by this stage which side has the edge but the burning to desire for both teams to be the number one team in the world will remain huge.

Conditions at Edgbaston

All of the batsmen on both sides will be a little happier to have returned to a pitch that is similar to what is experienced at Lords. Conditions at Edgbaston are traditionally batsman friendly and have seen some massive scores in the recent past.

The pitch at Edgbaston is by no means poor and is always well prepared which will give this match the best chance of going the distance. This also means that different betting markets will be open for the full five days of the Test match.



Providing the weather is good to fair, the side that wins the toss will most likely get in and have a bat at the start of this game. Any side that can post a big score of 300 plus for less than three or four wickets on day one will have a good chance of winning this game.

Important Players for England

There will be a number of important players for England in this game. Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell are probably going to be the most important players for England in this game because this is their home ground.

They will have more experience than the rest of the England side in how the pitches traditionally play over a number of days. They are also two batsmen who hold middle to top order positions in England's batting line up which means they will be under a lot of pressure if the side lose early wickets.

Important Players for India

Experience is going to be vital for India in the third Test match because the side will be moving back to a decent pitch after maybe experiencing a lot of seam and spin movement during the second Test match at Trent Bridge.

Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Rahul Dravid are all going to be important players for India. They will be important in the respect that they will demand an instant switch in focus from one mindset to another. Switching back and forth to different sets of conditions is something they have all done before.

England v India Series Betting

England v India series betting will be a big market by this stage. One of the sides could be 2-0 up, it could be 1-1 or neither side may have registered a win just yet. There are a lot of options still open for punters who will be interested in this market and the fact there is one match left after this could mean some decent value.