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Another day, another T20. They seem to happen all the time now. This one is scheduled to be played on the same slow spinning strip in Cardiff that Sunday's was with the same long boundaries. That likely means another low scoring affair with slow bowling the order of the day. The match odds are the same as Sunday and I'm having another crack at Pakistan at 2.8 at CricketBetLive. They have the slow bowling in Ajmal and Afridi to take advantage of the pitch and if Razzaq and his skipper can actually get more than 3 overs in the middle they could get some runs as well.

Given the pitch I also like the unders on first innings runs - England's line is 150.5 and Pakistan is 140.5, both at CricketBetLive.  On Sunday I felt that if Pakistan got to 140 they would have done really well and it would be a tough total to chase.  As it was England dropped three easy catches and Pakistan still only got 126. The run and wicket lines pre-match all seem pretty low and I'm loath to go under a line that a batsman can beat with four streaky boundaries.

As always keep an eye out for the unders when the spinners come on. The main bet here is the next wicket but you can also take a longer view with under on innings runs.

Pick of the day is under next wicket as soon as the spinners (Swann/Afridi/Ajmal) come on. Good luck.

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