England vs India 5th Test Betting Tips

Host England will face India in the fifth Test, starting from Friday at the Old Trafford in Manchester. 

The contest is expecting to be another feisty one as the visitors are currently leading the series with the score of 2-1 with just one more to play. 

The home fans will be hoping to see the best of players in the fifth Test that would help the team in avoiding the series defeat. 

The home team management will feel slightly confident going into the Friday’s contest knowing that England have never suffered a defeat in the five-day format at the Old Trafford against India in nine meetings, which included four wins as well. 

England Form and Team news: 

England will be coming in this match low on confidence after suffering a demoralising defeat in the fourth Test where they ended on the losing side despite bowling India out for less than 200 runs in the first innings. 

The biggest concern for the team management will be the performance of batters in the previous outing where the hosts failed to secure a big first-innings lead which proved to be the reason for the side’s eventual downfall on the final day. 

With the prospect of saving the series still alive, there are likely changes in the playing XI for the final match of the series. 

Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler is set to return to the starting lineup and one out of Jonny Bairstow or middle-order batsman Ollie Pope is likely to miss out. 

Veteran pacer Mark Wood might return to the playing XI in place of Craig Overton to freshen things up. 

In the batting department, England will be relying on their in-form captain Joe Root, openers Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed and left-hander Dawid Malan to post a respectable total on the board in both innings. 

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers James Anderson, Chris Woakes, Ollie Robinson, Wood along with off-spinner Moeen Ali to produce timely breakthroughs.

India Form and Team News: 

After securing an emphatic win in the fourth Test, team India will enter Friday’s contest high on confidence. 

The most pleasing thing for the coaching staff will be to see the character showed by the players in making a great comeback after being humiliated in the third Test. 

The visitors are unlikely to disturb the winning combination for the final game on the tour. 

In the batting department, India will be relying on the likes of captain Virat Kohli, in-form openers Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant to score the bulk of the runs and put the opposition under pressure. 

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj along with left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja to dismantle the home team’s fragile-looking batting lineup.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Host England will be outright favorites to win the fifth and final game of the series to be played at Old Trafford Cricket Stadium. For the 5th Test, England are placed at 2.95 odds, while India is at 3.20 odds.

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Our Tipsters Angle

Both teams will enter the contest knowing that a lot is at stake. England will be looking to avoid an embarrassing home series defeat whereas India will be eager to create history. 

Looking at teams on the paper, the visitors look a far solid unit with more options compared to the home team. 

Therefore, the prediction is for the Kohli-led side to secure another win and seal the series.

Tip 1- England’s excellent record at Old Trafford in Test cricket

Despite losing the fourth Test at Oval, England will certainly take heart from the fact that they have an excellent winning percentage in Test cricket at Old Trafford. Since 2000, England have won 12 matches out of 17 played at Old Trafford in Manchester. So we can expect England to beat India in the final game of the series at [email protected]

Tip 2- Joe Root’s excellent record at Manchester

There is doubt that Joe Root has been standout player with the bat in this Test series. With 564 runs to his name, Root has been nothing short of sensational in this five-match series. England Captain will take heart from the fact that he has an excellent record at Old Trafford in Test cricket.

In 8 matches, Root has accumulated 781 runs at an average of 65.08 with one century and five half-centuries to his name. So we can expect batsman Joe Root to score 50 runs or more in this final [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect England to beat India at Manchester and level the five-match Test series.

1. England to beat India in the final game of the series at Manchester- [email protected]
2. Batsman Joe Root to score 50 runs or more in this final Test- [email protected]

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