England were far too strong for Sri Lanka at The Oval on Tuesday, winning the match by an impressive 110 runs, with Jimmy Anderson playing a starring role in the victory.
The teams now travel north to Headingley Carnegie in Leeds, with England looking to double their series lead and put themselves in an unassailable position. The bookmakers report that the majority of bets are for the home side and Coral offer odds of 4/6 that Alastair Cook’s team triumph again.
There are serious question marks over Sri Lanka after that capitulation in London, which saw the tourists lose several wickets during the early stage of their innings, managing just 121 runs in total. They are available at 13/10 (bet365 – £200 free bets) to bounce back with a win.
It was Craig Kieswetter who starred with the bat for England during their innings and the Somerset wicket keeper is now 11/2 with Paddy Power (£100 free betting) to be the top batsman in the series. This seems like good value on the basis that he is an opener in great form.
The odds on England winning the series by an emphatic 5-0 scoreline have been slashed to 7/1 and it is little wonder when you consider the disarray that Sri Lanka found themselves in during the 1st ODI. Even so, perhaps the 4-1 victory at 11/5 (Ladbrokes – £30 free bet) is the way to go.
Jimmy Anderson is now the 5/2 second favourite (William Hill) to be the top England bowler in the series after claiming four wickets, with Graeme Swann (5/2 Skybet) the marginal favourite.