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Australia back on level terms

It may not have been particularly convincing, but Australia managed to get the job done by winning the second one-day international in Hobart on Sunday and making the series level at 1-1 with three games to go

Simon Cambers
17-Jan-2009


Ricky Ponting will have been relieved to get back on level terms with Sunday's wins © Getty Images
It may not have been particularly convincing, but Australia managed to get the job done by winning the second one-day international in Hobart on Sunday and making the series level at 1-1 with three games to go.
While the Aussies should have scored more batting first, they did well to stop South Africa getting home in the run-chase and the series is now perfectly set up going into Friday's third match at the SCG.
Bet365 now make Australia 2/5 to win the series while South Africa are 7/4. The manner of the Aussies' win, though, makes me think that the tourists could yet go on to win the series anway, regardless of any momentum built up by Sunday's win.
The Aussies are 4/9 to win at the SCG, while it's 13/8 that the South Africans win it and re-take the lead in what's becoming an interesting series.
I'll have a full preview of the third match very soon, so please check back regularly for full updates.
Please note that odds are correct at time of publication and are subject to change.

Simon Cambers is Cricinfo's betting correspondent