Live on Skysports 1: Thu 10.30: England are 7/4 (Skybet) to beat South Africa in the 1st Test at The Oval and 11/10 to win the series.
England and South Africa compete in a 3 Test series starting at The Oval where the hosts, currently the top Test team, are 7/4 with Skybet to beat their opponents, a close 2nd in the rankings.
A series win for South Africa, currently 21/10 with bet365, would see the Proteas be the top team in the long version of the game but the bookies are siding with the home team, Betfred pricing England up at 11/10 to come out on top after 3 contests, especially with the untimely departure of Mark Boucher.
With the weather expected to play a heavy part, Stan James’ 6/4 about the draw at The Oval needs to be minded and perhaps those worried about rain could look at a drawn series, 10/3 (also Stan James).
In terms of the series, an English whitewash is 16/1 via Boylesports but Ladbrokes’ 11/2 about a 2-0 victory looks to be better value, especially with the weather taken into account.
Ali Cook is 3/1 with BetVictor to be England’s top run scorer for the series while Jimmy Anderson is 9/4 to be the most lethal with the ball.
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