Vaughan´s England Strike Fools Gold
Amusing to hear Michael Vaughan label England´s Test win over New Zealand as a "special victory". Yeah right. About as special as Gulliver emerging as MVP in a Lilliputt basketball competition.
New Zealand are pony, everyone realises that except the smirking Vaughan and his cronies. The very fact that someone as limited as Vaughan has held onto the captaincy, let alone his position in the batting order, is a decent guide as to the state of English cricket.
In betting terms the England skipper is known as a "flat-track bully". The type of player who roughs up inferior opposition but is nowhere to be seen when the big boys come out to play.
A six-wicket haul from Monty Panesar and a century from Andrew Strauss (two more flat-trackers) was enough to steer England to a facile six-wicket win.What the lads don´t seem to understand is they should be hammering the likes of the Black Caps on a regular basis.
No amount of spin can disguise the fact that England should be ashamed of themselves for not comfortably winning the first Test that they could only draw.It will be a different story when South Africa come calling in July.
Indeed, the cricket odds compilers at the Bodog Sports will inviting king´s ransom sized bets on England before that upcoming series. Our advice is to hire a van, reverse it up to the front doors of your nearest bank and wheelbarrow as much money into it as you can (the very most your manager to lend you). Get it on Proteas to prevail.
Keep your eyes peeled for the next outing at Trent Bridge on the 5th June. To bet on this check out Bodog's Cricket odds.
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