India odds-on for another win

How many times do India have to beat England before the tourists are a reasonable price for victory in one of these one-day matches?

India lead by 3-0 after three games in which England have had a chance but have squandered their opportunity and India must be seriously considering the possibility that they could complete a 7-0 series whitewash.

Sooner or later, Virender Sehwag is going to hit form in this series and it could be in the fourth one-day international, which takes place in Cochin on Thursday.

The pitch there looks set to be another good one for batting and since Sehwag hit a century last time he was there for India, there is no reason he can't do it again. Captain Rahul Dravid may be the 7/2 (4.50) favourite to top-score for India but Sehwag has to be value at 4/1 (5.00).

Yuvraj Singh, who top-scored in the third match in Goa, is also a 4/1 (5.00) chance.

For England, Kevin Pietersen is again the 3/1 (4.00) favourite while Andrew Strauss is 9/2 (5.50) and captain Andrew Flintoff is a 5/1(6.00) bet. Paul Collingwood is 5/1 (6.00), Ian Bell is 11/2 (6.50) and Owais Shah and Matt Prior are both 6/1 (7.00).