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England and Ireland go head-to-head on Wednesday morning in their World Cup Group B clash at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru - the scene of the thrilling tie between England and India on Sunday. Another high scoring match looks to be in store with Bet365 making England long 1/20 odds on favourites to win, with Ireland an industry best price of 10/1.
The tie between England and India on Sunday appears to have ignited interest in the World Cup and the fact England have experience of playing in the huge surroundings of the Bengaluru stadium could give them a crucial advantage over Ireland. The Irish were unfortunate to lose to Bangladesh on Friday by 27 runs in a match which they really should have won.
The 676 runs in total score between England and India on Sunday is unlikely to be matched this week and Andrew Strauss will do well to match his batting feat of scoring 158 runs, the highest by an Englishman in a World Cup, although he is 5/2 to be top English batsman this week. It is Kevin Pietersen who catches our eye and he is also available at odds of 5/2 to be top England batsman with B365, and he is worth a look as he averages 48 against Ireland.
Ireland will be hoping Pietersen's fallibility against left arm spinners will come back to haunt him as they boast the hugely impressive 18-year-old George Dockrell. The spinner has already stated he might look to play for England in the future but for now he is performing in the green of Ireland. After his 2 for 23 from 10 overs against Bangladesh it is difficult to look anywhere else for a top Irish bowler and he looks good value at odds of 3/1.
Batsman Niall O'Brien is an Irish player who has moved to England to play county cricket for Northamptonshire, while Ed Joyce represented England in the 2007 World Cup. O'Brien was the highest scoring Irish batsman in 2007 with 216 runs, including 72 in that famous win over Pakistan, and after top scoring with 38 against Bangladesh we like the look of him to be top Ireland batsman on Wednesday at industry best priced odds of 4/1 with Bet 365.
England's bowlers will need to be much improved after James Anderson conceded 1 for 91 against India on Sunday, the worst ever figures for an English bowler in a World Cup. Fortunately Tim Bresnan took 5 for 48 and his experience of the Bengaluru pitch could be key and at industry best priced odds of 7/2 to be top England bowler he is worth a look, and might even be worth considering for man of the match at odds of 8/1 with Bet365.com.
Stuart Broad should be fit again for England and his side certainly cannot afford to underestimate an Irish side that will be keen to beat their near neighbours and have a history of causing World Cup upsets. The last World Cup match between the two saw England beat Ireland by 48 runs in 2007 event and they are favourites with the bookmakers to secure another win this year.
England v Ireland ODI Tips
Tip #1: Kevin Pietersen to be top England batsman @ 5/2 with Bet365.com
Tip #2: George Dockrell to be top Ireland bowler @ 3/1 with Bet365.com
Tip #3: Tim Bresnan to be top England bowler @ 7/2 with Bet365.com
Match Odds
1/20 England
10/1 Ireland
Top England Batsman Odds
5/2 Andrew Strauss
5/2 Kevin Pietersen
19/4 Jonathan Trott
5/1 Ian Bell
17/2 Paul Collingwood
12/1 Ravi Bopara
Top Ireland Batsman Odds
7/2 Ed Joyce
7/2 William Porterfield
4/1 Niall O'Brien
5/1 Paul Stirling
13/2 Andrew White
7/1 Kevin O'Brien
Top England Bowler Odds
11/4 Graeme Swann
7/2 Stuart Broad
7/2 Tim Bresnan
7/2 James Anderson
9/2 Ajmal Shahzad
Top Ireland Bowler Odds
3/1 George Dockrell
7/2 Boyd Rankin
4/1 Trent Johnson
9/2 Andre Botha
11/2 John Mooney
Odds provided by Bet365.com, who will be operating a variety of betting markets, including in-play betting, throughout the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Posted: Tuesday, 1st March 2011
Author: Chris James
Tags: cricket world cup, england, ireland, tim bresnan, bet365,
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