England v. New Zealand Twenty20 Cricket 2008 Betting
England are set to take on New Zealand in the tour's sole Twenty20 match at Old Trafford on June 13th. Each side is permitted to draw from a fourteen-man team and England's squad, announced on May 30th, holds no surprises. Some jaded online betting fans might regard this as disappointing in view of the lack of attacking batsmen needed to press for an early run tally in a form of cricket that demands a team quickly assert itself and dictate the pace and play of the game.
Kiwis Keen To Maintain Their Dominance
Tim Ambrose comes in as a glovesman, in place of Phil Mustard, with a good average and strike rate on the bat although he's struggled a bit in the current test series. The real problem lies in the upper order with only Cook and Pietersen capable of a swift assault on the Kiwi bowling but with Pietersen shy of the new ball he will doubtless remain in fourth behind Bell and Wright. Ambrose will be expected to steady a sinking ship should such a matter arise - and weary England supporters doubtless expect that it will. The New Zealanders are a strong Twenty20 team and, following their 3-1 defeat of England on home ground they will be both confident and keen to maintain their dominance.
Four seamers, Broad, Sidebottom, Anderson and Tremlett shape the England bowling attack with Swann the sole spinner. Flintoff is convalescing but surely the failure to recall Simon Jones is a gross error. His scintillating performance for Worcestershire last week is reason alone never mind the inspirational asset that he would be. Clearly he was a seriously key man in the legendary ashes victory of 2005 and his return to fitness and form must surely open the door for him to come back soon.
Another problem the England team face that will affect Cricket Betting odds, is the experience key New Zealand players have got from playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The demands of that arena will have deeply honed the brilliance of Oram and Taylor not forgetting Mills and Vetori who will have benefited greatly too. It's a disturbing fact that England, having invented this version of cricket, is already under threat of defeat from a team no better than second division on the world stage.
Twenty20 Betting
Sports Betting fans should scour the net for the best prices on this match. There will be varied opinion about which way it will go so stay up to the minute by consulting the various sites that offer advice, gossip, stats and inside stories. For an even more exciting time get stuck into the live betting which goes up and down according the minute-by-minute action.
One thing is pretty much for sure; the match will be an exciting one and will further assert the role of Twenty20 in the modern cricket arena. There's even talk of cricket breaking in the U.S. with this format although, with the money available in the IPL, England and Australia developing their own Twenty20 leagues and the proposed American adventure, it's difficult to know where the future players are going to come from. The current crop of Twenty20 stars honed their skills in county cricket and at test match level and now both of these formats are under serious threat.
