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Thursday's market moves

Last updated: 12th June 2008

Scolari: New Chelsea boss

Sky Bet have also come up with a whole range of specials following the news that Luiz Felipe Scolari is Chelsea's new manager.

They include 4/1 that he wins the manager of the month award in the first month of the new Premier League season.

Chelsea are 15/8 for the title and 13/8 to avoid a league defeat at Stamford Bridge.

On a less positive note it's 5/1 with Sky Bet that Scolari is sent to the stands at some point in the first 10 Premier League matches.

Ref justice

England's only representative at Euro 2008, Howard Webb, takes charge of his first match on Thursday evening between Austria and Poland and Sky Bet are offering a market on what the official will do first.

It's 2/1 for the police sergeant from Yorkshire to produce a yellow card for Poland, 9/4 to show a yellow card to an Austrian player, 14/1 to send a Polish player off, 16/1 to send an Austrian player for an early bath, 9/2 he awards a goal to Austria, 3/1 he awards a goal to Poland and 66/1 he blows the final whistle.

Sky Bet's PR Director Dale Tempest said: "All English eyes will be on Howard, let's just hope it's less controversial than the last time Graham Poll took charge in a major tournament."

Twenty20 vision

After taking the Test Series, England's attention now turns to the Twenty20 international against New Zealand on Friday.

The shorter format of the game will be more suited to the Black Caps and Sky Bet are offering evens for New Zealand to come out on top (8/11 England).

New Zealander Brendon McCullum will be keen to pick up from where he left off against Worcestershire on Wednesday when he scored 123 runs from 98 balls which included twelve fours and three sixes.

Sky Bet are offering 10/11 for McCullum to outscore England's Kevin Pietersen, 3/1 for McCullum to be New Zealand's top batsman, 11/10 that New Zealand hit more sixes than England and 6/1 for any batsman to score a century.