England v Pakistan First ODI Betting

England and Pakistan have enjoyed some great battles down through the years especially in the ODI arena. It is an area of cricket where Pakistan seem to really get stuck in while England have been one of the more consistent sides over the last couple of years.

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England v Pakistan First ODI betting will take place at Abu Dhabi on February 13 2012. The two teams would have just completed the Test series in the United Arab Emirates and there will be changes aplenty on both sides with new faces being flown in after comfortable Christmas breaks.

ODI Betting

ODI betting can be difficult to predict and get to grips with under normal circumstances but both sides will find the conditions in the UAE a bit alien. This will be the first time that England will have played a competitive game in Abu Dhabi and Pakistan will still feel slight annoyance that they aren't playing this tour in their own country.

The best strategy to take with ODI betting between these two teams is to back the most consistent players over the last couple of ODI series. The batsmen are more likely to feature prominently than the bowlers on either side because the conditions suggest this will be the case.

England in the UAE

England in the UAE will still be a relatively unknown commodity. The face of the England ODI team is very different to the way the Test side shapes up. What happens in the Test series needs to be taken with a pinch of salt because new faces will be drafted in after the two Tests who will have no experience of playing cricket in the UAE.

England in the UAE should play in a similar way to how the side performs in India. England go to India for an ODI and T20 series before they travel to the UAE to play Pakistan. How the side plays in India will be similar to how the side plays in the UAE because conditions will be similar.

Pakistan in the UAE

Pakistan in the UAE will feel as though they have a slight edge. Pakistan have already played cricket in the area both in the longer format of the game and the shorter format. This will give the fresh faces that come into the Pakistani ODI side a slight advantage over their English rivals.

Pakistan in the UAE will also have an edge in terms of support. England crumbled under the pressure of playing a massive ODI series in Australia when the majority of the English support had disappeared after the victorious Ashes series. This will have an impact on the way the inexperienced England players perform.

ODIs in the UAE

ODIs in the UAE should produce consistent conditions. The pitches should be hard with a little dust on the surface to aid the spinners. The pitches should be quick so the ball will come onto the bat nicely.

ODIs in the UAE will also be a lot more bearable than the Test matches. The players will only have to gear themselves up for 50 overs in the field as opposed to entire days where the conditions are hot, humid and unrelenting.