Cricket Betting

The buzz word in international cricket at the moment is Ashes, Ashes, Ashes. England's defence of the little urn is, unsurprisingly, dominating sporting headlines and cricket betting at the moment, as Freddie Flintoff's men go head-to-head with their Australian counterparts.

But something that seems to have escaped the attention of many is that we are less than four months away from the start of the cricket world cup 2007. But when it comes to cricket betting for the big competition, which team is most likely to go all the way to glory in the Caribbean?

Cricket Betting Odds

The cricket odds also indicate that the England team are in with a fighting chance of securing glory for their faithful following of Barmy Army fans. But one-day international cricket has seen England struggle consistently over the past few years, as a series whitewash to Sri Lanka last summer and a poor display at the ICC Champions Trophy showed. Unless a remarkable triumph Down Under in the Ashes can spur them onto better things in the Caribbean, England's cricket odds of 10/1 make them one of the outsiders of the more recognised cricketing nations.

Cricket betting odds also offer the opportunity to back the rank outsider, but it would take something truly remarkable – a combination of heavily rain-affected matches and dubious umpiring decisions perhaps – to see the likes of Bangladesh (200/1) or Zimbabwe (250/1) have any kind of impact on the tournament. Potentially the best cricket betting odds lie with Pakistan (6/1), who on their day can compete with the best in the business. Their clash against the West Indies gets the cricket world cup 2007 underway on March 13th, when it will be time for the world's best cricketers to do their talking on the pitch.

Cricket World Cup 2007

If last month's ICC Champions Trophy, often referred to as cricket's mini world cup, is anything to go by, then Ricky Ponting's Australia team are likely to dominate the cricket online betting proceedings. Australia strolled to victory in that tournament and will now be aiming for a hat-trick of cricket world cup triumphs after comprehensively thrashing Pakistan in 1999 and the India cricket team in 2003. Cricket online betting sees Australia start out as favourites at 2/1 as they are the team to beat.

The Ashes 2007

But if you think that the effort of attempting to win back the Ashes prior to the cricket world cup will drain the Australians, then a bet on cricket could lead you to some attractive alternatives. For example, the runners-up in the ICC Champions Trophy and the hosts of the cricket world cup itself, the West Indies, are approaching the tournament in promising form. With cricketers like Chris Gayle and Brian Lara in the team, anything is possible. The backing of a fervent home support makes the West Indies cricket team worth backing themselves at 7/1.