Cricket

Another winner last night and Ronnie has seen off Marco Fu 5-1 this afternoon. That 2/1 was already 7/4 by this morning, and could well be in to nearly evens now. Am considering a golf bet for tomorrow, but for now its back to India.

India v Australia 2nd Test draw 13/10 (LOST +6.64 - Australia's batting showed a rarely seen frailty in both innings. This side's pillars have crumbled, leaving a lot of responsibility on the shoulders of Ponting, Hussey and Lee. England a good bet for the Ashes)

Having kept the draw on our side last week, but sided with India, the lack of potent wicket takers in either side has led me to lean to backing the draw outright in this test in Mohali, and previous results at the venue don't suggest this is a 'result wicket. Since it became a test ground in 1994, four of the seven tests have ended in draws. And the Indian victories of 2001 and 2006 came due to the spinners taking 14 of 20 English second innings wickets. Kumble's shoulder injury reduces India's spinning strength, as seen in Bangalore when he was out of the attack, and I have said all I need to about Australia's spinning option, or lack thereof, in my preview of the first test. The runs per over was down below 3 in the first test and I dont see that changing, so a dull draw is the sensible call, and then see what happens in the deciding test.