Trading Talk - England v West Indies - 2nd Test

England follow up their fantastic opening series win, where they needed just three days and 32 second-innings runs to bring the West Indies back down to earth at Lord's. That victory was suitable revenge for defeat in the Caribbean, but the 10-wicket margin has caused a few headaches for Sporting Index's traders.

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They had to quickly adjust many of the series markets upwards, including the Trade Deficit spread (a prediction on England's supremacy in the first-innings over the two matches) which is now at 280-300 runs, up from 85-115 on Wednesday morning.

However, buyers of England's first innings supremacy spread at 65 will have been extremely pleased to see the West Indies bowled out in just 33 overs for a lowly score of 152 and an eventual spread make-up of 225.

The teams move north to Chester-le-Street's Riverside ground for the second Test on Thursday, and buyers and sellers of any of the match spreads to favour the West Indies will be hoping that Chris Gayle is able to lift his team after such a demoralising defeat.

Those spread bettors will not be encouraged to learn that England have never lost a Test here, although it has only been used for three such matches. Sellers of England's supremacy and win index spreads will also remind you that two of those tests were against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.

The last of the Tests to be played here, in June 2007, was against the West Indies. Buyers of England's series supremacy spread (10pts for series win and 5pts per Test won by) at 14-16 will be glad to see something similar to England's comfortable seven-wicket triumph in that match.

Graeme Swann deservedly received the man of the match award last week and buyers of his bowling index spread will have been pleased to see him pick up six wickets. Sellers of his series performance spread at 97 (10pts awarded per wicket, 25pts for a five-wicket haul in an innings), expect him to not feature so heavily in the next match partly because the Riverside pitch has a reputation as a blessing for seamers.

Spread bettors can be sure then that there will be plenty of attention on England's debutant hero at Lord's, Graham Onions. Buyers of his bowling index spread for the match would love to see Onions replicate his five wickets in the first innings of the Lord's Test.

Jimmy Anderson was one bowler who perhaps disappointed last week - buyers of his performance spreads for both the series and the match anticipated more after a fantastic turn-out in his one Championship match against Sussex and having been England's top bowler in their previous three home series.

With 20 points on the index so far, his series spread can be bought at 72. Of England's batsmen, Collingwood put on just eight runs at Lord's, but that has not stopped spread punters buying his series runs at 78. Chester-le-Street is of course his home ground, and in the last Test here against the Windies he scored a fantastic first-innings 128.

Please note that odds are correct at time of publication and are subject to change.