England Cricket Team Turning Japanese? I Really Think So - You Can Bet On It...................

Story by Sarah Preece on 2010-08-25 20:59:57

A William Hill online client from Tokyo in Japan has staked £5000 on England to beat Pakistan in the final Test match: `It is fair to say that we don`t see too many cricket bets being staked by Japanese customers - but this gentleman is certainly demonstrating more faith in the England team than any English-based client has done- if they win they will certainly be big in Japan!` said Hill`s spokesman Graham Sharpe. The major gamble on the game on the eve of the match has been for the draw, which Hills had to cut twice, from 11/4 to 9/4 and then to 2/1. `Punters are betting that Lord`s is in for typical Bank Holiday weather, and the draw is now the result we most fear` added Sharpe. Hills make England 4/5 favourites to win the Test, with the draw 2/1 and Pakistan 4/1.

William Hill have opened a market on which day the final Test will finish. The game is 1/2 to go the distance and finish on the fifth day and 6/4 to finish on day 4.

Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Strauss are the 7/2 joint favourites to be England`s top batsman, while Alastair Cook and Jonathon Trott are the 4/1 joint third favourites.

England Top Batsman:

• 7/2 Andrew Strauss
• 7/2 Andrew Strauss
• 4/1 Jonathon Trott
• 4/1 Alastair Cook
• 6/1 Paul Collingwood
• 7/1 Eoin Morgan
• 10/1 Matt Prior

Pakistan Top Batsman:

• 3/1 Mohammed Yousuf
• 4/1 Salman Butt
• 9/2 Imran Farhat
• 11/2 Yasir Hameed
• 11/2 Umar Akmal
• 6/1 Azhar Ali
• 8/1 Umar Amin
• 12/1 Kamran Akmal

Man Of The Match:

• 10/1 James Anderson
• 10/1 Andrew Strauss
• 10/1 Graeme Swann
• 12/1 Kevin Pietersen
• 12/1 Jonathon Trott
• 12/1 Mohammed Yousuff
• 12/1 Mohammed Aamer
• 14/1 Mahammed Asif
• 14/1 Alastair Cook
• 16/1 Stuart Broad
• 16/1 Steven Finn
• 16/1 Saeed Ajmal

What Day Will The Test Finish?

• 500/1 Day 1;
• 100/1 Day 2
• 12/1 Day 3
• 6/4 Day 4
• 1/2 Day 5