Spread betting: World Twenty20 preview

Australia could be worth a sell

Jun 2, 2009: Ed Hawkins, a freelance cricket correspondent with a respected knowledge of the game, casts his eagle eye over a few of our World T20 spread betting prices

Trading talk: ODI series spread betting preview

Which West Indies will turn up?

May 21, 2009: With the one-day series starting on Thursday cricket spread bettors might be wondering whether Chris Gayle's side will actually turn up. Buyers of England's outright test series win index spread would have been delighted with the performances of Strauss a

Fixed Odds: 2009 ODI series - Eng v WI

England set to wrap things up

May 20, 2009: England made light work of West Indies in the second one-day international to move ahead in the rain-affected series. And unless something drastic happens in the next two days, or unless the weather intervenes again, there seems little to stop them from w

Fixed Odds: ODI series 2009 - Eng v WI

England should edge one-day series

May 19, 2009: As far as I can see, the only good thing about the forthcoming one-day series between England and West Indies is that there are only three matches. However, England will want to maintain the momentum from their Test series win and West Indies will be out

Spread betting: Eng v WI 2nd Test preview

Trading Talk - England v West Indies - 2nd Test

May 11, 2009: England follow up their fantastic opening series win, where they needed just three days and 32 second-innings runs to bring the West Indies back down to earth at Lord's. That victory was suitable revenge for defeat in the Caribbean, but the 10-wicket marg

Fixed Odds: 2009 - Test series - Eng v WI

England on verge of victory

May 11, 2009: England dominated things again on day four of the second and final Test in Durham on Sunday and it seems that they will go on to win the match and seal a 2-0 series triumph, so long as the weather holds, that is

Spread betting: 2009 Test series - Eng v WI

Trading Talk - England v West Indies First Test

May 5, 2009: After England's disappointing winter tour in the West Indies, they will be relishing the chance to avenge their defeat and recapture some form in the two-match return tour before the Ashes series

Fixed Odds: 2009 Test series - Eng v WI

England do the business

May 5, 2009: There is nothing a cricketer enjoys more than a weekend off so England will have been doubly delighted after they cruised to a 10-wicket win over West Indies in the first match of the two-Test series at Lord's

Fixed Odds: 2009 Test series - England v West Indies

Look no further than Pietersen

May 4, 2009: The Test series between England and West Indies consists of only two matches so if you are looking for a bet in the top runscorer and wicket-taker markets, you need someone who starts fast as opposed to someone who improves as a series goes on

Fixed Odds: 2009 Test series - England v WI

Home advantage key for England

May 3, 2009: The Ashes may be two months away, but England get the chance to hone their game by playing West Indies in a two-Test series, starting at Lord's on Wednesday. And having lost to the West Indies in the Caribbean earlier this year, England will be intent on

Fixed Odds: 2009 ODI series - Pak v Aus

Aussies likely to finish with win

May 2, 2009: Pakistan have flattered to deceive in the one-day series and now that the series is over as a contest, it's tempting to believe they will win the final match on Sunday. But Australia are a ruthless lot and they will be eyeing a 4-1 victory

Spread betting: 2009 County Championship

Trading Talk - 2009 County Championship

Apr 22, 2009: As the football season draws to a close, the County Championship gets underway to the delight of cricket spread bettors up and down the country. Spread punters will pay much attention to Division One's new boys, Warwickshire and Worcestershire, and of cou

Fixed Odds: 2009 ODI series - Pak v Aus

Pakistan can regain lead

Apr 20, 2009: Australia duly levelled the one-day series with Pakistan by winning the second match on Friday but there is no reason why the "home" side can not regain the lead by taking match three, to be played in Abu Dhabi on Monday

Fixed Odds: 2009 IPL

Delhi favourites, Mumbai dangerous

Apr 16, 2009: Cue pandemonium as the IPL begins on Thursday with the first round of matches in what last year proved to be a fantastic competition won by Shane Warne and the Rajastan Royals. Warne's side are unfancied this time, but you can never write him off.

Fixed Odds: 5th ODI - SA v Aus

Motivation the key in Port Elizabeth

Apr 16, 2009: Having already clinched the series and retained the No 1 ranking, it would be easy for South Africa to ease off in the final match of the one-day series against Australia in Port Elizabeth on Friday. Ricky Ponting has called for the Aussies to end on a hi

Fixed Odds: 4th ODI - SA v Aus

South Africa look to finish it off

Apr 10, 2009: South Africa deservedly took a 2-1 lead over Australia in the one-day international series on Thursday and will now look to wrap up the series at the first time of asking by winning the fourth match, to be played on Monday

Fixed Odds: 2009 ODI series - SA v Aus

South Africa on a roll

Apr 7, 2009: South Africa bounced back well to level the one-day series with Australia at one win apiece and now go into the third game of five with momentum on their side

Fixed Ods: 2nd ODI - SA v Aus

South Africa look to bounce back

Apr 4, 2009: Australia dominated the first one-day international to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series but though they look in control, experience tells us that one-day matches are notoriously volatile and there is no reason why South Africa cannot bounce back

Fixed Odds: 1st ODI - SA v Aus

South Africa need to get ahead

Apr 2, 2009: If South Africa are to win the one-day series, so the feeling goes, then they need to get ahead and stay ahead, so that means they need to win the first match against Australia, which is to be played in Durban on Friday

Fixed Odds: 2009 ODI series - SA v WI

Can South Africa gain revenge?

Apr 1, 2009: I have always wondered why teams persist in playing one-day series after the conclusion of Test matches, for they always have something of "after the Lord Mayor's show" about them. But when South Africa take on Australia in the first of five games on Frid