ENGLAND VS INDIA: 1ST TEST
As the excitement builds around England’s fascinating Test series against India, spread bettors up and down the country will be frantically checking the weather forecast. Spread punters may recall that Sri Lanka’s recent Test tour was constantly affected by rain and the Three Lions did well to win 1-0. That narrow victory will have given plenty of encouragement to those buying England’s win indexfor the opening Test against the world number one side at Lord’s.
Buyers of England’s series win index (25 pts per Test match won, 10pts for draw) at 55 will be pleased to find that England last lost a Test series in 2008 – which came against South Africa. Those spread enthusiasts looking to sell England’s series win index may be aware that India have also not lost a Test series since 2008, when they lost out to Sri Lanka 2-1.
Spread buyers of England’s win index at Lord’s might be a little concerned that the side have not beaten India in their past five Test fixtures. Sellers of England’s first match win index will be encouraged that India won the last series on English soil 1-0 - winningin Nottingham and drawing at Lord’s and the Oval.
Although India have had the better of the contests in recent history, England lead the overall head-to-head record 34 wins to India’s 19. Spread buyers of either side’s win index might like to know that there have been 46 draws in the 99 contests between the two nations. India have won five Test matches against England on their own turf, while they have drawn 20 and lost on 23 occasions.
First innings totals for England have been particularly strong in their recent Tests on the Lord’s pitch and their highest total was 505runs against Bangladesh in 2010. Those buying England’s first innings total for the first Test will be happy to know that the side have averaged 467 runs in that period. Spread punters that enjoy a bet on the ton-up market will be intrigued to find that the average total in England’s last four opening innings at Lord’s stands at 92 points.
Those that like a spread bet on Sporting Index’s player performance markets will have taken note of some impressive England batting displays against Sri Lanka. Spread buyers of Alistair Cook’s performance spread will be delighted to find that the opener averaged 98 runs from four Test innings against Sri Lanka.
Sachin Tendulkar is currently on 99 Test centuries for India and sellers of his performance spread might be interested to learn that he has never scored a ton at Lord’s.
In the bowling stakes, Stuart Broad reminded England fans that he is back amongst the wickets by taking five for 95 runs against Somerset. However, sellers of his performance spread might argue that Broad only took two wickets from his 41 overs bowled at his last outing at Lord’s.
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