Time for Flintoff to shine

Kevin Pietersen obliged by being the top England runscorer in the second one-day match in Faridabad and the Hampshire man is 11/4 (3.75) favourite to repeat the feat in Monday's third match in Goa.

Pietersen rode his luck in Faridabad, though, and though he is always a danger, I prefer the chances of Andrew Flintoff, who has appeared to be in great form every time he is at the crease.

The skipper's only problem is concentration as when he loses his focus - like most players - he tends to play the odd rash shot and get out. However, the pitch in Goa is predicted to be a good one for batsmen and that will help Flintoff, who loves to hit through the line.At 5/1 (6.00) this could be his time.

Andrew Strauss is 4/1 (5.00), while Owais Shah and Matt Prior are 11/2 (6.50). Ian Bell and Vikram Solanki are 6/1 (7.00), and Paul Collingwood, who is also due a big innings, is 13/2 (7.50).

As for India, if it's a good batting pitch then all of a sudden Virender Sehwag comes into the reckoning even more than usual. The opener looks to be coming into some sort of form and at 4/1 (5.00) he is decent value, mainly because he has yet to fire.

Captain Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh are joint favourites at 7/2 (4.50), while Gautam Gabhir is 9/2 (5.50) and Mohammad Kaif and Suresh Raina are both 13/2 (7.50).