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West Indies squad picked for Stanford match

West Indies squad picked for Stanford match

Twenty five West Indies players are one step closer to being on the teamsheet that really matters after being named in the Stanford All Stars squad for the $20million match against England on November 1

25-Jun-2008•Cricinfo staff

Twenty20, not Tests, will popularise cricket - Stanford

Twenty20, not Tests, will popularise cricket - Stanford

Allen Stanford believesTwenty20, and not Test cricket, will help popularise and increase revenues for the game.

18-Jun-2008•Cricinfo staff

Twenty20 could overtake 50-over cricket - Pietersen

Twenty20 could overtake 50-over cricket - Pietersen

Ahead of the first of five one-day internationals against New Zealand on Sunday, Kevin Pietersen believes that Twenty20 could usurp 50-over cricket as the sport's principle format of one-day cricket

14-Jun-2008•Cricinfo staff

Moores vows to resist sentiment

Moores vows to resist sentiment

When Peter Moores took over from Duncan Fletcher as England head coach in May 2007, he might have assumed that his toughest task in the coming years would be to pick the side that will challenge for the Ashes

11-Jun-2008•Andrew Miller at Lord's

Stanford reveals US$100 million deal

Stanford reveals US$100 million deal

Antigua-based billionaire Allen Stanford has confirmed that he will be investing up to US$150 million in a series of Twenty20 matches over the next five years

11-Jun-2008•Cricinfo staff

ECB confirms Stanford talks on track

ECB confirms Stanford talks on track

The England board has confirmed that talks with Allen Stanford over the winner-takes-all Twenty20 competition are progressing well

09-Jun-2008•Cricinfo staff

ECB ponder radical domestic changes

ECB ponder radical domestic changes

The ECB's board of directors will meet on Thursday to discuss radical changes to the English domestic structure, in response to the hype surrounding the Indian Premier League and the huge global success of Twenty20

26-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

Stanford millions cause England tension

Stanford millions cause England tension

Allen Stanford may be forced to consider scrapping the winner-takes-all element of his $20million Twenty20 match

19-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

Stanford series nearing green light

Stanford series nearing green light

The England & Wales Cricket Board has denied that Allen Stanford's plan for an annual US$20million Twenty20 fixture is in jeopardy because of rifts within the England camp, but the proposal has caused tensions nonetheless, with the breakdown of the prize

18-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

ICC denies Stanford black bats an issue

ICC denies Stanford black bats an issue

Reports that the multi-million dollar deal between Allen Stanford and the ECB is under threat because of problems with Stanford's black bats were dismissed as "rubbish" by an ICC spokesman

14-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

Franchises won't work in England - Clarke

Franchises won't work in England - Clarke

Giles Clarke, the ECB chairman, has forthrightly disagreed with recent speculation that the future of an English Premier League - a potential challenger to the Indian counterpart - is not with a city-based franchise system

29-Apr-2008•Cricinfo staff

ECB positive about Stanford match

ECB positive about Stanford match

England are "very likely" to take up an offer from Allen Stanford to play a multi-million dollar Twenty20 match during the tour of West Indies next year according to Giles Clarke, the ECB chairman

17-Apr-2008•Cricinfo staff

Stanford to propose '$20 million match'

Stanford to propose '$20 million match'

With the Indian Premier League four days away the ECB will take a tentative step towards reacting to the changing landscape when they meet Allen Stanford

14-Apr-2008•Cricinfo staff

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