Stanford Super Series, 2008

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are confident their lucrative relationship with Allen Stanford is not in jeopardy following reports the Texan billionaire was set to pull out of the sport.

Texan billionaire Allen Stanford is to give fresh details of his commitment to cricket in January following reports he was pulling the plug on his multi-million dollars investment in the sport.

Texan billionaire Allen Stanford's commitment to cricket was mired in uncertainty on Wednesday after his spokeswoman said he was "evaluating his options" following reports he was turning his back on the game.

One way of avoiding all the tricky consequences of your cricket team winning 11 million dollars is to play so badly that the result is never in doubt.

Allen Stanford's Twenty20 $20 million challenge in the Caribbean was ridiculed as an event lacking genuine meaning but in the end it re-affirmed some of sport's oldest lessons and confirmed the confused state cricket finds itself in.

England have omitted fast bowler James Anderson from the team to face the Stanford Superstars in Saturday's $20 million match in Antigua.

Leaving out James Anderson for this weekend's big money match with the Stanford Superstars was a big mistake, former England bowler Dominic Cork said Friday.

Andre Fletcher sent out a warning to England by slamming the Middlesex attack for an unbeaten 90 as the Stanford Superstars cruised to a 58-run win in the Twenty20 Super Series here.

Allen Stanford, the Texan billionaire behind the ongoing Twenty20 Super Series at his own ground in Antigua, apologised personally for having the wife of an England player sit on his lap.

Allen Stanford has apologised for an incident involving the wife of England wicket-keeper Matt Prior during the team's Super Series win over Middlesex in Antigua last weekend.