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West Indies have the momentum

West Indies turned on the style on Wednesday to force the one-day series against England to a decider and with momentum on their side, the tourists look over-priced at 11/8 (2.37) to win at Trent Bridge on Saturday and clinch the series

Simon Cambers
05-Jul-2007


Chanderpaul's fitness will be key to West Indies' hopes of winning Saturday's decider at Trent Bridge © Getty Images
West Indies turned on the style on Wednesday to force the one-day series against England to a decider and with momentum on their side, the tourists look over-priced at 11/8 (2.37) to win at Trent Bridge on Saturday and clinch the series.
Much will depend on whether Shivnarine Chanderpaul is fit to play. The left-hander maintained his stunning form with another unbeaten century on Wednesday but is struggling with a couple of injuries.
Without him, West Indies may struggle again but if he is fit then they have an excellent chance. Their bowlers looked rejuvenated at Edbaston and luckily for them, England are seemingly no closer to discovering how to play one-day cricket.
England have won half of the 18 one-day matches they have played at Trent Bridge so West Indies have little to fear from the ground itself and as we saw in the previews of both the first two matches, their record in one-day cricket of late is much better than England's.
Chanderpaul - who else - is the 5/2 favourite to be West Indies' top runscorer. Chris Gayle, who opened his shoulders a little at Edgbaston, is 4/1, with Marlon Samuels, who joined forces with Chanderpaul to great effect on Wednesday, is next at 9/2.
Devon Smith is an 11/2 chance, while Runako Morton is 6/1 and both Lendl Simmons an Dwayne Bravo, who excelled in the Test series, each available at 7/1.
For England, Kevin Pietersen tops the betting at 7/2, though he scored very few runs in the first two matches. Matt Prior, who will open again, and his partner at the top of the order, Alastair Cook, are both 9/2.
Ian Bell, still looking for his first one-day century, is 5/1, with captain Paul Collingwood 11/2 and Owais Shah 6/1.
Please note that odds are correct at time of publication and are subject to change.

Simon Cambers is Cricinfo's betting correspondent