William Hill make Andrew Strauss 4/1 to score the 1st hundred for England in their Test series against Sri Lanka; Cook is 9/4 fav
Cook, Trott & Strauss have all notched centuries in the warm up matches.
Run machine Alastair Cook is 9/4 favourite with Trott 7/2 and Strauss a 4/1 shot.
William Hill’s latest odds suggest that it is Samit Patel who will miss out on selection and he is 5/2 to start, whilst Ian Bell is 1/8 to start and Bopara 1/3 to start.
“The England batsman are looking good and the money is siding with a successful series for England,” said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.
To Start first Test: 1/8 Bell, 1/3 Bopara, 5/2 Patel
First England Player To Score A Hundred: 9/4 Alastair Cook, 7/2 Jonathan Trott, 7/2 Kevin Pietersen, 4/1 Andrew Strauss, 6/1 Ian Bell, 12/1 Matt Prior, 16/1 Ravi Bopara, 25/1 Samit Patel
First Test: 2/1 Sri Lanka, 7/4 England, 13/8 Draw
Series Outright: 9/4 Sri-Lanka, 11/8 Draw Series, 5/4 England
Series Correct Score: 4/1 Sri Lanka 1-0, 6/1 Sri Lanka 2-0, 11/2 Draw 0-0,4/1 Draw 1-1, 5/2 England 1-0, 5/1 England 2-0
England Top Batsman: 5/2 Cook, 7/2 Trott, 7/2 Pietersen, 4/1 Strauss, 11/2 Bell, 10/1 Prior, 10/1 Bopara, 16/1 Patel, 25/1 S Davies, 50/1 Bresnan, 66/1 Broad, 200/1 Swann
Series Top Wicket taker: 7/4 Swann, 3/1 Panesar, 7/2 Stuart Broad, 4/1 Anderson, 7/1 Finn, 7/1 Bresnan, 12/1 Patel, 12/1 Patel, 16/1 Bopara, 25/1 Tredwell
