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India Vs. England Cricket Preview: A Guide To Betting The Old Trafford Test

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On these shores, the middle of July is a barren time on the sporting calendar.

We’re in the dog days of the MLB season, NFL training camp is only just getting started, and we are in the middle of the NBA and NHL offseasons.

Most sports fans take these days to decompress and get ready for the beginning of football season, but it’s also a great time to discover new sports.

And there’s no better time than this week to see why billions (yes, billions) of people around the world are obsessed with cricket.

India and England, the two most powerful countries in cricket, are in the middle of a five-match test series, with the English up 2-1 ahead of this week’s contest at Old Trafford Cricket Ground (which is a nearby, but different venue from Old Trafford soccer stadium, where Manchester United plays).

If England wins the Old Trafford Test, which begins in the early hours of Wednesday morning, it will win the series.