World Cup 2011: England vs Netherlands – betting preview

World Cup 2011: England vs Netherlands – betting previewPosted on February 20th, 2011 in Cricket World Cup

Game:- England vs Netherlands
Competition :- Cricket World Cup 2011
Venue :- Vidarbha Cricket Association, Nagpur
Date :- Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Start time:- 09:00 GMT

England start off their World Cup campaign against Netherlands at Nagpur. While England are expected to make the knock-out stages at the least, Netherlands would do well to win a game in the group. England have been made strong favourites by Bet365. Read our preview and place a bet or two.

England results – last few games – most recent games on top
v. Pakistan (Won by 67 runs) Pietersen 66, Broad 5-25
v. Canada (Won by 16 runs) Prior 78, Broad 5-37

England have been tinkering with their line-up in the warmup games. Their top order is yet to settle down as a cohesive unit. A lot of players are coming back into the side after injury, and hence need to be eased into the game. Andy Flower would demand that his side do much better than the 1-6 loss in the ODI Series Down Under.

Kevin Pietersen has been made the makeshift opened for the World Cup. He will face the new ball along with Andrew Strauss. Eoin Morgan’s enterprise will be sorely missed for the talented southpaw will miss the World Cup with a finger injury. On the bowling front, Tim Bresnan’s calf tear is the biggest concern. He is fighting a race against time to be fit for this game against Holland.

Netherlands results – last few games – most recent games on top
v. Kenya (Won by 2 wickets) ten Doeschate 98 & 2-47
v. Zimbabwe (Loss by 115 runs) Kervezee 33, Bukhari 3-42

Peter Borren will lead the Dutch outfit this time around, and there are six players playing their first World Cup. Essex and Tasmania star Ryan ten Doeschate and Worcestershire-based opener Alexei Kervezee will be the mainstays in batting. Young wicketkeeper Wesley Baresi, seamers Westdijk and Bradley Kruger have shown a lot of promise.

Match Verdict: Although we are not sure of England’s chances to lift the Cup, it can be safely said that they will overpower Netherlands in their opening game.

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