Agree with the WIs doomed predictions tbh, very hard to see them making a fist of it. Weather could be a key point so I'm ducking the outright here but WIs could easily be dispatched in 3.5 days play. Not much precedent to go on, but I'm backing Cook to have benefitted from a rest whilst the WC was on, & Collymore to do well. I'm similar to Pie with Harmy but I've a feeling for Plunkett at better odds & I've ruled Hoggard out due to the ball getting damp & affecting swing
Priors performance bet I like as I think there'll be decent catches behind due to the WIs struggling to play the moving ball, but I'm backing no English ton here & I reckon 350 could be enough
Series Bets
1: Plunkett overall wkts @ 12/1 Lads 2pnts EW
2: Cook overall runs @ 8/1 Lads 3pnts EW
3: Eng -1.5 tests @ 8/15 Lads 60pnts
4: Collymore WIs wkts @ 9/2
Hills 2pnts
5: Prior perf.315+ @ 5/6 B365 12pnts
6: Gayle -280 runs @ 5/6 B365 12pnts
1st Test
1: Cook Eng HS @ 4/1 SJ 3pnts
2: Bravo WIs HS @ 10/1 SJ 2pnts
3: No Eng ton @ 5/2 Lads 4pnts
4: Gayle perf.-97 @ 5/6 B365 18pnts