All to play for in Barbados

After Shivnarine Chanderpaul's heroics in Guyana it's as you were in the one-day series, all square but now with just three to play. But for me, nothing has changed and West Indies hold the edge going into the next match in Barbados, to be played on Friday.

Amazingly, bet365 still make both teams 5/6 for this match, which I really can't understand. Only an official mistake cost the Windies the first match and then they easily won the second, so really should be 2-0 up already.

England have done nothing outstandingly well, nothing looks any different from when they last played one-day cricket, and that is bad news for as I keep saying, they are a pretty poor one-day side, and that is being kind. They do have Andrew Flintoff back for this match but I am not sure that he will have too much influence in this form of the game, especially when he has been out for a while.

West Indies have home advantage, a side on the up and a talented and motivated bunch who are keen to do well. England look like they'd rather be on the plane home.

Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan are joint favourites to top-score for West Indies at 3/1, with captain Chris Gayle 7/2 and Lendl Simmons on offer at 9/2. Devon Smith is 6/1 but frankly, if their top-scorer does not come from their top three then something has gone wrong.

For England, Kevin PIetersen and captain Andrew Strauss are joint favourites at 7/2, while Ravi Bopara is 4/1, Ian Bell 9/2 and Owais Shah 5/1. Paul Collingwood is 6/1 and Matt Prior 7/1.

Unless something dramatic happens, and that is pretty unlikely, West Indies should win this game to go ahead in the series, and at 5/6 they are decent value to do so.