England vs West Indies Preview

England head to the south coast full of confidence as they prepare for their last competitive action before setting off to Australia for this winter’s Ashes. Many had tipped the series to be a close-run thing, given the return of the Windies’ big names as well as their preference for the shorter forms of the game. England though have had other ideas, performing well in the series so far to strengthen their claim as one of the most improved teams in limited-overs cricket. While it hasn’t been the complete performance from the hosts, they will be buoyed by the fact that several key individual showings have led them to the 3-0 lead they have.

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England vs West Indies Prediction

Looking ahead to our ODI betting tips & advice, we first look at the prediction for the match. Our cricket betting tips are for England to complete a clean sweep and make it 4-0 at the Ageas Bowl. England will be looking for a bit of momentum before they head down-under for the Ashes series and a win in Southampton will leave the team with a positive feeling before a crucial winter for all involved. England will be once again without Alex Hales and Ben Stokes who are away from the team following an incident in Bristol. Look to Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy to pick up the slack and score the runs at the top of the order.

England vs West Indies Betting Tips

England have home advantage on their side, as well as the fact that they have not lost an ODI series against the West Indies since 2007. Additionally, they have lost just one match in their last five series dating back to May 2009. You just have to look at the two sides’ relative success in the one-day cricket in recent weeks to know that England are favourites. The hosts made the semi-final of the Champion’s Trophy this year, while the West Indies were not ranked high enough to enter the same competition. They also won the only other meeting between the two sides at the Ageas Bowl. England won by 114 runs (D/L) on that occasion and will be hoping for more of the same in this match. As we look to compare cricket odds, the odds for England to make it a clean sweep is best priced 2/9 with Coral.

Woakes has been one of the breakthrough players for England in the last 18 months and despite missing the South African series through injury, the Warwickshire all-rounder has been prolific. Woakes has had a career season in one-day cricket, taking 22 wickets in eight matches in 2017, averaging 20.64 with a strike-rate of 24.00. All of these are career bests for Woakes as he looks to become one of the first names on the England teamsheet in all formats. The emergence of Woakes as a rock-steady international all-rounder has done wonders for the balance and make-up of the England team in all formats. He could get in the team as a bowler alone, but has a canny knack for picking up key runs down the order, which can frustrate sides who get England five wickets down and then have to struggle to get the likes of Woakes and indeed Moeen Ali out down the order.