From Sky Bet
The third Ashes Test between England and Australia gets underway tomorrow and SJA sponsors Sky Bet are offering a host of special markets.
With heavy rain expected 
over the next four days and the Edgbaston pitch failing to produce a result in 16 of its last 20 first-class matches, the draw for the Test has been cut from an opening price of 6/4 into 10/11. England are 7/2 to take a 2-0 lead with Australia 15/8 to level the series.
Following the announcement that Ian Bell will bat at No4 for England, Sky Bet are offering 13/8 for the Warwickshire man to score a half century in his first innings. Bell, who has scored a total of 640 runs from 11 innings in Division One of the County Championship, is 7/1 to mark his return with a first innings century and it’s 5/6 he scores more than 31.5 runs.
Sky Bet are also offering a selection of specials of the England and Lancashire all-rounder Andrew Flintoff after his man of the match performance in the Second Test. It’s 6/1 for Flintoff to take another five-wicket haul in his first innings and 16/1 he takes 10 wickets or more in the Edgbaston Test. Flintoff, who averages 31.71 runs in Test cricket, is 5/2 to score a half century in England’s first innings and it’s 5/1 he’s out for a duck.
Sky Bet, one of the SJA’s lead sponsors, is providing 30 of the Association’s members each with £50 in free bets on each of the Ashes Tests. At the end of the series, all of the entrants in the challenge will get to keep their winnings, while Sky Bet will match the winner’s balance with a donation to the charity of their choice.
For Sky Bet’s latest Ashes markets visit www.skybet.com
Sky Bet’s Third Test Markets
Match Betting
England 7/2
Draw 10/11
Australia 15/8
Flintoff Specials
To Score 50 or more
Flintoff to score 50 or more (1st Inns) – 3rd Test 5/2
To Score a Century
Flintoff to score a century or more (1st Inns) – 3rd Test 12/1
To be out for a Duck
Flintoff to be out for a Duck (1st Inns) – 3rd Test 5/1
5 Wicket Haul
Flintoff to get a 5 Wkt Haul (1st Inns) – 3rd Test 6/1
10 Wicket Haul in the match.
Flintoff to get a 10 Wkt Haul – 3rd Test 16/1
Hat-Trick
Flintoff to get a Hat-Trick – 3rd Test 50/1
Bell Specials
To Score 50 or more
Bell to score 50 or more (1st Inns) – 3rd Test 13/8
Bell NOT to score 50 or more (1st Inns) – 3rd Test 4/9
To Score a Century
Bell to score a century or more (1st Inns) – 3rd Test 7/1
Bell NOT to score a century or more (1st Inns) – 3rd Test 1/16
Bell to score a century or more – Series 6/5
Bell NOT to score a century or more – Series 8/13
To be out for a Duck
Bell to be out for a Duck (1st Inns) – 3rd Test 10/1
To get a Pair
Bell to get a Pair – 3rd Test 66/1
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The 61st annual SJA British Sports Awards will be staged at The Brewery, in London, on December 9 2009.
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