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I dont lose that often Pom :-) Just when I do it's normally a big one!

Greened up. Might soon another wicket soon at this rate so will get back on as and when.

Mr E

likewise greened on the match odds but also bought SL runs at 260 on the spreads and am letting that run

closed the spread at 306 when it started raining at mine - sometime sbeing in manchester has its benefits lol

eng big prob is if game isnt shortened harmison will be bowled out

Backed SL again. Might just let it go for the day and watch something else! REally cant see England winning it from here.

Nice to see you doing well Mr E

Backed SL at 1.93 after the 1st wicket :-))

I almost always do ok bakko but I am also honest with my bad trades / luck :-)

Not sure what effect the weather will have. I think it could favour SL as the DL method wil consider they are flying along and set England a high score.

DL will def favour SL currently, apart from the fact england have a better chance if they only have to chase for 30 overs not 50 say.

Bigger impact is on the spreads if say only 40 overs are bowled - that said it only looks like light showers

I really hope it's going to be just a brief delay.

If all trades get voided I'll jump out of my ground floor window and make sure I do a better job of it than the juve director!

i notice that as he was italian there was no question he could have been pushed!!

More interesting now! My new positions are not in such good shape!

Anyone hve the stats? Avg fist innings etc...

Mr E

If you mean at OT, in ODIs over history its 212, but not a very good guide as this is a better OT wicket than most and the powerplays have changed things in the batting sides favour

current spreads indicate 280 which makes 1.7 look a pretty big price to me

Also, SL have scored well with pace on the ball, when eng bat they will look to take the pace off it

If you ever want cricket stats these are the best 2 sites:



www.howstat.com.au


www.cricinfo.com

Thanks. I am not adding to my position as I will now lose 1400 if Eng win!! Thats all my profit and 1400, so much for my green position earlier!

Of course I could balance my position for a more or less neutral position.

hmmmmmm dont know if I should green up or let it run and look for betting trading opportunities later (if they materialise)

if I green up now I will secure about 50% of the profit.

Mr E....I stand to lose more than you if Eng win. I'd planned to reduce my Eng liability but the SL bloodbath in the last 5 overs twisted my arm.

Mine was bigger but I reduced it. During the 25-40 over period they just didn't seem to look good value for the price.

Are you keeping it open or going to close it and trade it or both?

Mr E....Try to have an exit point in case Eng have a flyer. SL odds currently at 1.23/1.24. If Eng do start well these odds will naturally drift out. You can have e.g a stop loss of 1.4 where you can green up and still take a large profit even if Eng do win.