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Those who have claimed that Test cricket is becoming boring are being forced to eat their words as the battle for the Ashes becomes ever more gripping. Relations between the teams have appeared tense since the opener in Cardiff and as spread bettors prepare for the series' third installment, Andrew Strauss and Ricky Ponting know there is plenty riding on the Edgbaston Test.

Buyers of England's series win spread will have noted that the Aussies have had mixed results at Edgbaston in recent years. In 1997 Australia suffered a huge collapse against England and managed to lose in just over three days, whilst in 1999 the Aussies drew a memorable one-day World Cup match here with the South Africans. Regular cricket spread punters are sure to remember that Edgbaston was also the venue for the epic battle in 2005 where England triumphed by just two runs in the closest Ashes match ever. Both buyers and sellers of England's match win index spread might like to consider that England have won 22 of their 43 tests at Edgbaston, although only spread buyers will be pleased with the host's record against Australia here of P12, W5, L3 and D4.

England have managed to notch some fairly impressive totals at the Warwickshire venue including a 566-9 declared against West Indies in 2004. Cricket bettors will be interested to know that the highest total ever reached by an English side at Edgbaston was 633/5 declared, and although that was back in 1979 it will not stop buyers of England's team ton-ups spread hoping that the top-order is able to stamp their authority over the Aussies and get somewhere close to this record.

Despite a certain success in the West Midlands, buyers of Australia's win index spread may take more from analysis of England's performances in the middle Ashes Test - Strauss's team has a poor record in third Tests of a home Ashes series. At the last such match, at Old Trafford in 2005, England managed a draw but in the previous two third Tests, in 2001 (Trent Bridge) and 1997 (Old Trafford again), England were comfortably beaten by seven wickets and 268 runs respectively. Buyers of Australia's first innings supremacy should note however that the baggy greens have averaged just 242 first innings runs in their last three third-Tests on British soil and punters looking to sell the supremacy spread will take encouragement from England's equivalent average of 263, or an average supremacy of 21, over the same period.

Sporting Index bettors that like to get involved in the individual player markets will be interested to know that Freddie Flintoff tends to bring his best to Edgbaston. Between 2000 and 2008 he has scored 476 runs at an average of 47.60. Cricket bettors buying into his player performance or runs spreads will be hoping he can remain fit and add to his one century and two half-centuries in that period, his highest score being 167. Kevin Pietersen also has a strong record at the ground having scored 344 runs since 2005 at an average of 57.33. Even better than Flintoff, KP has scored one century and two half-centuries here since 2005.

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