England 6/5 to complete Caribbean whitewash
As the teams line up for the final Test, England are 6/5 favourites with bet365 to complete the win that will give them an unprecedented 4-0 whitewash
Andrew Hall
08-Apr-2004
As the teams line up for the final Test, England are 6/5 favourites with bet365 to complete the win that will give them an unprecedented 4-0 whitewash. West Indies, meanwhile, are 11/4 outsiders. It is testament to the depths that West Indies have sunk to that even a draw would now save face - that result is 8/5.
There is no Shivnarine Chanderpaul in a West Indies batting line-up that is in pitiful form. Sylvester Joseph comes in for his debut, and the 25 year old is 11/2 to top score. There are still injury doubts about Devon Smith, the West Indies' only centurion in the series, nevertheless he is 5/1, alongside Daren Ganga and Ramnaresh Sarwan, who simply must provide some backbone this time.
Man of the Match awards so far have gone to England players - Harmison (twice) and Thorpe in the Barbados Test. However, Brian Lara has been favourite throughout in this market, and remains so for the final Test. He is 5/1, ahead of Harmison (8/1) and Vaughan (17/2). Barbados hat-trick hero Matthew Hoggard is 14/1 - a distinctly better bet than out-of-form Marcus Trescothick who is similarly priced. Of the West Indies players, Fidel Edwards is probably as good a bet as any at 11/1.
Bet365 will be betting live "in-running" throughout the game on Match Result, Next Man Out, Method of Next Dismissal and Innings Total markets.
Please note that odds are correct at time of publication and are subject to change.