iBet: Auckland Wicket May Suit Anderson

Test Cricket England V New Zealand, third test, Auckland Back James Anderson to be England’s top bowler at 2/1 The way this match goes will probably be governed by how the drop-in pitch performs. England have been very good in ‘deciders’ of late. But New Zealand skipper Brendan McCullum is on record as preferring a slow, docile pitch similar the ones for the first two tests, thanks very much. The key man is Eden Park head groundsman Mark Perham, and he is saying that he expects there to be something there for the new ball, but that batsmen that ‘get in’ could get a big score. And although I do fancy England at 4/6, that makes betting on the result and the performance of the top order batsmen...