England are back on Indian soil – and the comparatively genteel pace of the pre-Christmas Test matches is about to be blasted away by the fireworks of the One Day game. The six-match One Day series starts on Saturday morning, and for the new-look England team, who are distinctly short of practice following controversy over inadequate practice facilities, it could be a rude awakening.

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Series Betting
bet365 make India 1/2 favourites to take the series, with England outsiders at 4/1. A tied series is priced at 10/3. The series correct score market offers an interesting selection of outcomes, with a 4-2 win in favour of India favourite at 5/2. There are long odds on England series wins – a 6-0 whitewash is the rank outsider at 66/1.

Most Valuable Player (MVP) markets
Bet365 offers MVP markets on this series based on points scored for runs, wickets and catches. Unsurprisingly, for the Indians, Sachin Tendulkar is highly favoured (9/4), with Ganguly (9/2) his closest rival. For the English, it is a three-way tie between Andy Flintoff, Graham Thorpe and Marcus Trescothick (all 6/1).

Series Player Performances
Another way to bet on performances is to predict the number of points to be scored by each player based on the "fantasy" style scoring system. Odds on 14 individual players, including Darren Gough, Nasser Hussain, Javagal Srinath and Sachin Tendulkar, are available.

Other series bets
Other bets available include the highest innings total, the fastest 50, the highest score after 15 overs and top batsmen and bowlers for each side. You can even bet on Sachin Tendulkar being a more valuable player than Graham Thorpe and Michael Vaughan combined!

Match 1: India v England at Calcutta

For the first match of the series, to be played under lights at Eden Gardens, India are favourites at 2/5, with England 7/4.

The Man of the Match market makes interesting reading, with not one England player in the top six favourites. Knight and Thorpe are both 12/1, while Darren may appeal in more ways than one at 16/1.

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