Australia’s summer has been inglorious at best; losses in the Test and one-day series against South Africa, followed by an ordinary loss to New Zealand in the first of the Chappell-Hadlee fixtures.
Despite their poor form, a somewhat surprising common theme throughout the summer has been that punters have installed the Aussies favourites in every match they’ve contested.
Once again, layers have shown complete faith in Australia, offering no better than 1.42 to back them. The Kiwis, conversely, are available at 3.30… Surely, the obvious value?
AUSTRALIA v NEW ZEALAND – 2nd ODI
February 6th | 2.15pm | Melbourne Cricket Ground
The 2nd ODI
Australia
1.42
New Zealand
3.30
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The Series
Australia
1.59
New Zealand
2.84
Drawn Series
28.0
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Don’t forget that the third match in the Chappell-Hadlee series will be played on Sunday at the SCG. There’s also a great deal of cricket happening around the world, including a Test series between the West Indies and England, plus ODIs between India and Sri Lanka. Keep abreast of all the action at Betfair’s dedicated Cricket zone.
AUSTRALIAN DOMESTIC CRICKET
After another outright victory over South Australia this week, Victoria remains the team to beat in domestic cricket, ladder-leaders in both Sheffield Shield and Ford Ranger Cup cricket. With markets on every form of competition, and indeed every match, Betfair is the place to capitalise on Aussie domestic cricket.
THE MCG – NOT A HAPPY HUNTING GROUND FOR THE KIWIS
New Zealand’s somewhat inauspicious overall record against Australia is perhaps even more so at the MCG, which they’ve left victorious on just three occasions from eighteen attempts. This stat gives some weight to punters’ reluctance to lay Australia at anything but shorter than twos-on despite their poor recent form.
THE TOP BATSMAN MARKETS
Ricky Ponting’s MCG record is the stuff of legend, which means that his omission – not to mention that of fellow form player Shaun Marsh – from the 2nd one-dayer should inject some life into the top batsman markets. Doing the form and finding an appropriate back or lay in this market could be a worthwhile venture where this match is concerned.
THE ASHES
As ever is the case, the hype surrounding this year’s Ashes has kicked into overdrive; so much so that nearly $90,000 has been invested in the Series market already, despite it still being six months from beginning. With Australia (currently 2.08 to retain) having another Test series to play against South Africa in the interim, and England (currently 2.76 to reclaim) one in the West Indies, high-energy Ashes trading can be expected; check out the Series winner and Series score markets now.
TELEVISED MATCHES
With so much cricket being played both locally and around the globe, it’s tough to stay in touch with what’s coming up, and what will be televised. Never fear though, we have the perfect resource for you, in the form of the Betfair TV guide. Stay abreast of all the upcoming action here.