Cook to serve up runs
England lock horns with New Zealand at Lord's on Thursday in the first Test, and we fancy Alastair Cook to get amongst the runs in the first innings.
The Essex star has a healthy Test average of 43.46, and he has bagged seven centuries so far in just 27 matches at Test level.
Cook notched a half-century in a loss to the Kiwis at Chelmsford earlier this month, and he is worth a bet at 7/2.
First Test
| Top England batsman - bet365 odds | |
| Pietersen | 3/1 |
| Cook | 7/2 |
| Bell | 9/2 |
| Strauss | 5/1 |
| Vaughan | 5/1 |
| Collingwood | 13/2 |
| Shah | 7/1 |
| Ambrose | 12/1 |
| Broad | 66/1 |
| 100/1 bar | |
BOOKIES INDEXbet365...............................622
BetFred...................669 - 670
Blue Square......................609
Coral..................................611
49's....................................649
Jennings Bet.....................625
Ladbrokes.................605-606
Paddy Power..........664 - 666
Pagebet............................696
Stan James............630 - 634
Tote................661, 667 & 668
William Hill..............600 - 601