2011 Cricket Schedule: England vs. India 1st ODI Viewing Info

The latest matchup on the 2011 Cricket schedule brings us England vs. India as the Indian squad continues to try to top the #1 team in the sport.  Once again these teams will meet in England, with this matchup the 1st ODI series.  India will be searching for redemption after England crushed them during their previous test series.  The game will be available Saturday morning or the US streaming online from a live video feed by Willow TV in addition to other television coverage around the world.  ESPN Star is also advertising that fans watch the cricket match online through their website on Saturday.

Saturday’s 1st ODI Day 1 gets started from  Riverside Ground at Chester-le-Street.  The game has a start time of 10:15 local time for the first session.  The second session will be at 14:30 local time until 18:00 local time.  A break will be taken between the two sessions.

The current odds at  Bodog gambling site have England as -162 for the favorites.  Underdog India is at +120 in this 1st ODI series.

Here’s a look at both squads heading into this ODI series:

England squad:
AN Cook, JM Anderson, IR Bell, RS Bopara, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, JW Dernbach, ST Finn, C Kieswetter†, EJG Morgan, SR Patel, BA Stokes, GP Swann, IJL Trott

India squad:
MS Dhoni, SK Raina, VR Aaron, R Ashwin, R Dravid, RA Jadeja, V Kohli, P Kumar, A Mishra, MM Patel, PA Patel†, AM Rahane, RG Sharma, RP Singh, SR Tendulkar, R Vinay Kumar

TV & Online Coverage of ODI Series:
The game will be available for fans in the United States by several options.  Willow TV continues to offer its exclusive cricket packages for television on DISH Network and DirecTV satellite.  More info is available by calling 1-888-723-0188 (Dish Network) or 1-800-378-3309 (DIRECTV).

The England vs. India 2011 1st ODI series will also be available on Willow TV’s live streaming internet feed.  Fans can order one of several subscription plans to see the game streaming live online starting Saturday morning.  A live streaming 6 month season pass will work for web browsers on all operating systems, smartphone mobile devices, and iPad or other tablets.

Included with the live streaming package will be the option to choose one of 3 sources of live video feeds, on demand replays and highlights (post match), video scorecard, and accesso to 25×7 Willow Cricket channel.  Current purchase options include monthly package for $14.99 and six-month pass for a discounted price of $75 in the United States.

See more information about the Willow TV services here.

The website for ESPNStar is also advertising a live stream video feed for Saturday’s 1st ODI series.  See the website here.