ICC Cricket Odds - Sri Lanka Favourites To Beat England

Sri Lanka are the favourites to defeat England as the two get ready to face each other in the ICC Champions Trophy today (September 25th).

Stan James(Go to Stan James ») currently has the Trevor Bayliss-coached team at 4/9 to beat their opponents, following England's 6-1 thrashing by Australia in a recent one-day international series.

Despite this, team manager of England Andy Flower has stated that the squad is "looking forward" to the challenge of doing well in the tournament.

"Being here and feeling the buzz about it and looking forward to a couple of wins to get us through to the semi-finals is exciting for everyone," he commented.

Sri Lanka possess two world-class spinners in Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis and Flower acknowledged the south Asian side pose a different kind of threat to the Australians.

Those looking to bet on the spin bowlers can put money on them being man of the match with Bet365(Go to Bet365 ») offering odds on Muralitharan of 11/1 and Mendes coming in at 7/1.

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Posted on:- 25/09/2009 - 12:44 PM
Filed in:- Cricket Betting News