England secured a share of the ODI series against West Indies with a huge margin victory in the third match in Bristol on Sunday and they head to the capital for game four on Wednesday knowing victory at The Oval will sew up the series completely.
West Indies can still claim a share of the series themselves if they can find a pair of wins over the course of the next three days. They were better in Bristol but they were still not good enough to handle England.
England
After 35 overs of their innings England were in a spot of bother at Bristol. What came next was pretty incredible as Moeen Ali played one of the best ODI innings ever seen in England. His blitz which saw him go from 50 to 100 in just 12 balls took the game away from West Indies completely and ensured England could bowl with freedom.
If you were being picky, and it is being picky, you could argue England bowled a hittable length and to be fair they did get hit but we have to appreciate the game situation. Generally England have bowled well in limited overs cricket this season which is something that will have pleased those who are connected with them.
West Indies
To be fair to West Indies they were right in the game for three quarter of England’s innings and even while Chris Gayle was at the crease they were not out of the match by any means. As has been the case all too often though, once Gayle went there was little behind him. This is a side who really need their middle order to get going.
If they do get going then we have seen at times on this tour that their bowling attack is very much able to take wickets. If West Indies can bat first and put a score on the board and get a couple of early wickets you never know what could happen. They need to improve at the death though that is for sure.
Team News
England are forced into two changes for this match with the news emerging that Ben Stokes and Alex Hales have been suspended for the incident in Bristol after the last game. Jason Roy and Tom Curran could feature on their home ground.
West Indies might need to change their seamers. Although Miguel Cummins took three wickets in Bristol he got carted at the end. Alzarri Joseph is on hand if they do decide to change things.
The Oval
This will be the 66th ODI to take place at the London venue. Surprisingly England have only played in 44 of the previous 65 although the ground has hosted three Champions Trophies. They have won 26 and lost just 17 with one no result. West Indies have won nine of their 12 matches on this ground with three defeats. Their best win might just have been the 2002 Champions Trophy final where they came from nowhere to defeat England.
This is usually a high scoring ground. The outfield is usually like lightning and the boundaries are not the biggest. It may take some turn at this time of the year but by and large another high scoring match just like on Sunday appears the order of the day.
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Betting
You would think based on what we have seen so far in the series that England will win the match but we saw in the early part of the West Indies innings in Bristol that they remain dangerous if they are allowed to be so I’ll give the short prices on a home win a miss.
I can’t, however, ignore the sixes for this match. The line is at 10.5 and after a match which just contained well over double that on a similar sized ground in Bristol the over has to be taken I feel. Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis have gone after the bowling from the start and both sides have shown they have big hitting all the way down their order. I see no reason why that doesn’t continue here so the over is the way to go.
Tips
WON – Back Over 10.5 sixes for a 5/10 stake at 1.80 with BetVictor
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