Sri Lanka to beat England in Twenty20 match – Michael Vaughan Visit Betfair Save For Later Posted by Bettingpro Staff 24 Jun 2011 Tweet Related Articles See all T20 Internationals news Share it Pin It Sri Lanka have been found wanting as a Test side, although the former England captain thinks they are the value to win in BristolThey're the World Champions but an inexperienced captain and the return of a fresh Lasith Malinga to the fore makes Sri Lanka the bet in this match, says Michael Vaughan.I've talked about Stuart Broad's appointment elsewhere. I think he has leadership qualities and could go far as an international skipper but there's no doubt he has a hell of a lot to learn. Tillekeratne Dilshan will probably miss the match through injury, meaning Kumar Sangakkara will take over and few know the game better than that man. Fresh ideas and inspiration go a long way in this sport but there's no substitute for experience and on that criteria alone, it's very much advantage Sri Lanka.There are plenty of other reasons to think they might upset the odds, though. At the moment they're a far better limited-overs side than they are Test team and the presence of Lasith Malinga has a lot to do with that. At his best, he's unplayable. He takes wickets at the start of the innings and at the death and even if he's not doing that, he's making it virtually impossible for you to score runs off him quickly. We should also mention Ajantha Mendis. He had a somewhat low-key Test Series but he's far more difficult to pick with the white ball in his hand. Then there's Sanath Jayasuriya. I was a little surprised that he's effectively been given two testimonials in meaningful competitive matches, before retiring for good. But then he went out and smashed 78 off 60 balls against Worcestershire, so the old fella's clearly still got it!Bristol is an unpredictable wicket and it's one of those pitches where you never really know what a good score is. But it's a small ground and if someone like Jayasuriya, Sangakkara, Kevin Pietersen or Eoin Morgan gets in and starts finding the middle of the bat, we may see some big runs on the board.England may be the World Champions but there have been some changes to the side since that famous victory and if the recent ODI World Cup is any sort of barometer as to where these two sides are in the limited-overs game, we have to side with the tourists at 2.28.Eoin Morgan is England's best batsman in limited-overs and has been for a while. There's always the danger he may come in just a little too low down the order to give us a good run for our money but that's reflected in his price, and he's my pick to top-score for England at 6.0. Read our Betfair review £20 risk-free bet plus £1000 cashback Like Like Post to wall 272 Reads All Cricket News Recent Cricket Articles South Africa v India live streaming one-off T20I29 Mar 2012South Africa take on India in a one-off T20I at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on March 30. Elementary, my dear Watson! Australia beat West Indies28 Mar 2012Australia are 8/15 with Bet365 to win the second Twenty20 international after winning the West Indies v Australia live streaming 1st T20I26 Mar 2012West Indies will play Australia in the first of two T20Is at Gros Islet in St. Lucia on March 27. Pakistan v England live stream 3rd T20I at Abu Dhabi27 Feb 2012England and Pakistan will fight it out for the T20I series winner when they play each other in the Pakistan v England live stream 2nd T20I at Dubai24 Feb 2012England will look to level the series when they play Pakistan in the second T20I of the three-match Pakistan v England live streaming and odds 1st T20I at Dubai22 Feb 2012Pakistan look to get back to their winning ways when they take on England in the first of three T20 More Stories Recent Articles BMW PGA Championship scores - Luke Donald 5/2 as James Morrison leads by 425 May 2012James Morrison leads the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth by four shots after two rounds – but is England starting team v Norway in Euro 2012 warm-up game25 May 2012Andy Carroll and Robert Green will both start England’s Euro 2012 warm-up friendly against Norway i Republic of Ireland starting team to play Bosnia & Herzegovina25 May 2012Sunderland winger James McClean will make his first senior start for the Republic of Ireland agains Aviva Premiership Grand Final Team News25 May 2012Leicester Tigers and Harlequins have both named their teams for Saturday’s sold out Aviva Premiersh Slovakia v Poland live stream preview25 May 2012Poland play their second of three warm up matches prior to the Euro 2012 finals against Slovakia on Vissel Kobe v Kashima Antlers Live Streaming - J-League25 May 2012The J-League continues on Saturday with Vissel Kobe taking on Kashima Antlers in a mid-table battle More Stories Tags Sri Lanka V England, Sri Lanka V England Preview, Sri Lanka V England Tips
