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The draw has been well backed for the opening test match against India according to Ladbrokes according to the latest cricket betting odds. The stalemate opened at 6/4 but a steady flow of support has seen its price move into even money leaving an England win at 15/8. It's 3/1 the tourists win the opener.

England are narrow 4/5 favourites with Ladbrokes to win the fourth ODI at Trent Bridge tomorrow and bounce back from a disappointing performance at Lord’s. Jonathan Trott and captain Alastair Cook are 7/2 joint favourites to top-score for England, while Graeme Swann is 5/2 favourite to be leading wicket taker at his home ground.

One Betfair punter is celebrating after placing £5 on England to beat Sri Lanka at the maximum odds of 999-1 on Betfair. In one of the most stunning turnarounds in cricket betting - if not cricketing - history, the draw was also backed at the minimum price of 1-100.

England are 4/9 with Ladbrokes to win the Test series against Sri Lanka. It's 10/11 they win the opening test with 4/1 the price the tourists cause an upset. It's 13/8 the first match is drawn with 10/3 the entire series ends all square.

Punters aren't in a rush to back England to beat Sri Lanka on the forthcoming Test series. bet365 spokesman Steve Freeth says: "It's fair to say we haven’t been bowled over with punters wanting to back England and most of the money we have seen has been speculative bets on Sri Lanka to win the Series and to win in Cardiff."

Shane Warne is 7/1 with Ladbrokes to be fined in his final IPL match. After incurring a colossal £31,000 penalty for abusing officials in his last match Warne is also just 16/1 to quit his beloved Twitter before the end of the month.

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Alastair Cook has been appointed the new captain of the England one-day side following the retirement of Andrew Strauss. Speculation has been rife over Strauss' future since the disappointing World Cup campaign. England were beaten by the likes of Ireland and Bangladesh before scraping through to the knock-out stages of the tournament, where they were dispatched by Sri Lanka by 10 wickets.

New England captain Alastair Cook is 4/1 with Ladbrokes to score a century in his first match as captain following the release of the latest cricket betting odds. It's 8/1 England win the 2015 ODI World Cup and new T20 Captain Stuart Broad is 6/1 to steer England to success in the 2012 tournament.

Sachin Tendulkar is the man they are backing to put Kochi to the sword and he is currently 2/1 to be top Mumbai batsman on Friday. The latest Sports betting odds from Hills offer 9/1 that a century is scored in the match and Mumbai are 4/9 to win. "Punters are backing anything that is Tendulkar related, as a result Kochi are perhaps a decent price at 7/4 to win," said Hill's cricket betting spokesman Rupert Adams.

India's win in the Cricket World Cup has cost Ladbrokes in excess of half a million pounds. The pre-tournament favourites were the subject of two £80,000 bets from English customers at 7/2 with support for the winners remaining consistent at all stages of the tournament.

Sri Lanka are the only team capable of saving Ladbrokes from a payout in excess of £500,000. The Cricket World Cup final takes place on Saturday and due to some colossal wagers placed at the start of the tournament the bookies stand to lose over half a million should well backed 4/7 match favourites India prevail. Sri Lanka drift out to 11/8 for the match as a result.

India are by far the best backed team to win the World Cup, with bets of up to &163;8,000 placed today at 8/13. Anyone would think that India were a one man team as Sachin Tendulkar has been hammered to be top bat at 5/2, man of the match at 5/1 and to score a hundred also at 5/1.

Sachin Tendulkar is being backed to win the Cricket World Cup for India in style by scoring his 100th international century in tomorrow's final. Paddy Power are offering 6/1 for the record-breaking legend to hit a three figure score in tomorrow's game and make the final his own with punters making him overwhelmingly their most popular bet to be Man of the Match (9/2), top match runscorer (9/2) and sealing his position as the top runscorer in the tournament (Evens).

India and Sachin Tendulkar are all the rage for the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final on Saturday. bet365 cricket betting spokesman Steve Freeth says: "It's been one-way traffic with the odds-on boys smashing into India (4/6 into 8/13) and there's already a gamble emerging on Tendulkar (7/1 into 6/1) landing the man of the match award in his own backyard."

The participation of perhaps the two greatest cricketers of this generation, Sachin Tendulkar & Lasith Malinga, would suggest that the World Cup final will be the biggest cricket turnover match of all time. India are the 8/13 favourites and Hills have already pushed out the price about Sri Lanka winning from 5/4 to 11/8 to attract support.

India are the 8/13 favourites with Ladbrokes to win the Cricket World Cup. The final looks to be a tight affair however with opponents Sri Lanka just 5/4 chances. India's Sachin Tendulkar was instrumental in the semi-final victory and is 6/1 to score a century in the match. It's 8/1 he notches his ton and his side lift the trophy.

India backers up and down the country are celebrating after India beat Pakistan in their World Cup Semi-final. For the first time Hills estimate that they have taken over a million pounds on a One Day International. The hosts India are now 8/13 to win the World Cup, with Sri Lanka offered at 5/4. The only good news for bookies was that Tendulkar failed to score a century which would have cost Hills alone a further £30,000.

Pakistan can save Ladbrokes from a £500k payout by beating India tomorrow. They appear to have a tough task at the prices though as it's 4/7 India win the match with Pakistan 11/8 chances.