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Clark and Warne neck and neck

If the betting for top Australia batsman looks cut and dried, the same cannot be said for the race to be Australia's leading wicket-taker with Shane Warne and Stuart Clark neck and neck with 21 wickets apiece

Simon Cambers
31-Dec-2006


Stuart Clark is still the value to be Australia's top wicket-taker after three excellent performances © Getty Images
If the betting for top Australia batsman looks cut and dried, the same cannot be said for the race to be Australia's leading wicket-taker with Shane Warne and Stuart Clark neck and neck with 21 wickets apiece.
Warne is, of course, the favourite, at 2/5 (1.40) but that just means that Clark is, still, the value, to come out on top at 7/4 (2.75).
Clark has been a revelation throughout the series and deserves to be labelled as the new Glenn McGrath thanks to his nagging line and length and a little extra pace.
McGrath, who has 15 wickets and is playing his last Test, is 28/1 while Brett Lee, who has 14, is 40/1.
Please note that odds are correct at time of publication and are subject to change.

Simon Cambers is Cricinfo's betting correspondent