Not to worry Mackem. I was also behind Broad... But what a performance from Jimbo. 

I see that Pakistan have recalled Yousuf Mohammed to the squad and dropped Kaneria. As far as I know Younis Khan has hang up his International cricket boots. If Yousuf plays in the next test it should bolster the batting line up but not sure how much game time he has had in the last year or so.

2nd test preview below. starts Friday 6th August

http://www.goodforthegame.co.za/cricket … eview.html

Yousuf is still sorting his Visa out Justin but could but there in time. I'm going with Jimmy to continue his dominance over Pakistan batting. (Cue a Stuart Broad double digit wicket haul    )

Lunch = Pakistan 37 for 6!!!   and they won toss!

Man alive. Pakistan all out for 72 and England only use 3 bowlers.... At least Broad got 4 wickets (so did Anderson) and is still in with a chance for MoM.

England coast home with ease...

Rather miffed with Stuart Broad though. Threw his MoM chances away yesterday when he reverted back to his childhood days and threw the cricket ball at a Pakistan batsman.    What a dumbass!?!

This MoM bet is definately a great bet Mackem. It offers awesome value.

Stiff Justin, I reckon Broad was in poll position and that incident cost him.

MoM markets look like 10/1 the field, if you take the view that bowlers will dominate a particular test after looking at stats and likely conditions then England bowlers are a good bet. Since Freddie Flintoff hung up his boots there is no genuine all rounder. Broad, Anderson and Swann are your options (early days for Finn).

For the Proteas matches, you have Steyn and Morne Morkel, I don't see Harris running through many teams, Botha is perhaps a bigger danger but you have the Kallis factor, runs, a couple of wickets and catches (though this theory on Kallis is logical and does not apply in the West Indies     )

If you think batsmen will dominate, the price for a batsmen to be MoM is approx 2.5 times the price for him to be top bat in the first innings markets. Not quite as attractive as there are more guys capable of scoring big but you can usually rule out one or two, i.e. Alistair Cook is having a nightmare right now.

First base is weighing up whether bowlers are likely to dominate batsmen. Will have another go and see if we can land one, small stakes at those prices so cant get hurt

Pakistan back in the series, 4th and final test starts Thursday at Lords.

http://www.goodforthegame.co.za/cricket … eview.html

MoM, two bets, Mohammad Yousuf 11/1 and Swann 10/1

Read about this South, News of the World usually spot on with their sting operations, will follow the fall out with interest but how sad young Amir is one of the guys fingered. Great prospct and if he has been up to no good it will be a huge waste of talent.

I know they have to investigate, innocent until proven guilty etc.. but having seen what the News of the World put up, I think Pakistan should be suspended immediately whilst the ICC's anti corruption guys perform their duties. Latest reports suggest they want to play the ODI series, I dont think that would be right.

In fact BG appeared about 2 mins after my post.

Very well handled Brent, must be alot more difficult to talk about a sensitive subject such as fixing than it is running through your pick for a bet on an individiual game.

Well done mate

Agree it is hard to believe but these days (and in particular in India) you can bet on every ball, still it is hard to get your head around the figures involved.

While the England match may not have been fixed this guy seems to have at least 3 players on his payroll so the idea that previous matches especially T20 and 1 dayers could have been fixed is not that unlikley.

Interesting interview on E- news this morning - this scandal has certainly caught the worlds attention but does no good to the genuine punters and bookies out there.

Hey Mackem, I went for England on 1/2.  I think with the overnight revelations (and no Amir or Asif) they will get beaten, Boom Boom or no Boom Boom!

See you collected comfortably enough once Morgan and Yardy took control Saffer. How was Shoaib ! bowled like a demon, fielded like a child, he is carrying plenty of timber these days.

England 1/3 to win first ODI on Friday, more news coming through that fast bowler Riaz will be the next taken in for questioning and the ICC had sent "notices" to Butt and Kamran Akmal after the T20 World Cup. What they mean by "notices" is unclear to me. 

Forgive me if I swerve previewing the Eng v Pak ODi's, I have little enthusisam after all this, will throw more time into the T20 CL instead

call me mad but I give Pakistan a chance today, nothing to loose, bad apples out the squad and England must have a lot of mixed emotions at the moment (I know Pakistan might also have same). Nor sure it's enough for me to get on the 9/4 Pakistan, but am tempted. 

Like the new avatar mackem, nice jugs!

Gotta agree South - had to refresh page to see new avatar - couldn't refresh quick enuff.
Also agree with Paki following - they have to win 1 eventually and reckon today mabe the time.

wouter liebenberg wrote:

greatodds have 20/1 for firts ball of innings wide - and guess what , shoaib bowls a wide , could have smelled it from a mile away.I'm sure if you take that bet in every game the paki's are involved you'll call it more than 1 / 20 times.

Hmm true that's not going to help matters wouter!

Solid start for England, 6 an over, Shoaib looking great though with the ball.

Listening to the head of the Pakistan Cricket Board on Sky News now throwing allegations that England threw last Friday's ODI for heaps of money. Put up evidence or keep it zipped is my thought but it adds another twist and perhaps bad feeling to today's ODI.

England 4/111, Pakistan 2/1

GreatOdds Handicap
England -3.5 Wickets/25.5 Runs, 10/11
Pakistan +3.5 Wickets/25.5 Runs, 4/5

some of the Pakistani officials only know how to make a bad problem worse. Cannot wait for this tour to end, and I expect there to be a fair bit of niggle (for cricket) in the decider, starting to feel personal now for some of the England guys.