"England threw their wickets away with the abandon of millionaires dispensing dollar bills among the poor."
Columnist Simon Wilde sums up England's shoddy performance in the US$ 20 million freakshow
"When this was announced in June I was a hero; now I'm a skunk in October."
Allen Stanford describes his roller-coaster ride following widespread criticism of his Stanford 20/20 for 20 venture
"Who doesn't want a million? You got to be crazy!"
Money does matter, according to Chris Gayle
"Those rumours are complete horse manure. We've been together seven years and we're happier than ever."
Allen Stanford reacts to speculation that his fiancee, Andrea Stoelker, who is also president of the Stanford 20/20's board of directors, was fired because of a liaison with Chris Gayle
"English cricket has become Stanford's WAG."
Michael Atherton in the Times takes a dig at the ECB for being overpowered by Stanford
"KP might be one short…I've been going around feeding them."
Darren Gough shows his usual humour and enthusiasm after arriving in Antigua, and insisted he was ready to help England out in an emergency
"The longer this week goes on and the more people make of it, the more you just want to get it over with really."
As the Stanford dream goes cold, Kevin Pietersen admits that England can't wait for Sunday
"I was going to give him the captaincy in the second half."
Kevin Pietersen jokes at handing Samit Patel the reins for the 20/20 for 20 match
"There were a few gobsmacked faces. I did not see it because I was bowling at the time but I think Matt Prior had a look of shock on his face."
Stuart Broad on reports that Allen Stanford flirted with some of the players' wives and girlfriends
"I would give it away. I would look after my family and a couple of charities I'm involved with."
That's what David Lloyd said he would do if he were to win the Stanford bounty of $1 million
"It's a disgrace really … that's just the way it is, there are no rules preventing it."
England's South African-born captain Kevin Pietersen gets hot under the collar about Warwickshire's South African-born Neil Carter being loaned to Middlesex for the Stanford matches
"He's got more tape on his fingers than an Iraqi war veteran."
Tony Cozier on Murali Kartik, who had just dropped a sitter at slip in Middlesex's Stanford match against England
"Maybe some of these guys are thinking about their bank accounts before they start playing."
Viv Richards when asked why so many catches had been dropped in the first two Stanford matches
"The spectacle may be briefly compelling, but it will soon lose its charm, leaving behind only a kind of embarrassment for the grotesque contortions of the participants. In short, pornography."
Journalist Simon Barnes cannot hide his feelings about the Stanford 20/20 for 20
"I'm not going to die wondering when I am batting thinking whether I should or shouldn't have hit it - if it's there to hit, believe me I will be swinging and throwing the kitchen sink at it."
Middlesex allrounder Tyron Henderson reveals the philosophy that makes him so successful in Twenty20
"KP already has plenty of money so he should make it easy for us."
Ahead of the Stanford 20/20, Chris Gayle digs the knife into his old friend, Kevin Pietersen
"Twenty20 is here to stay, as is the future of coloured-clothes cricket, but white clothes separate the men from the boys."
Kevin Pietersen is pumped up for the Stanford 20/20, but insists his loyalty is to the five-day game
"I only wish West Indies has a business model that works. How can 20 boards run one business?"
Allen Stanford can't foresee any success with the current state of affairs in West Indies cricket
"The actual cricket is quite unimportant, apart from financially. Of course, money does talk and a lot of the players are excited about playing it but in terms of cricket, we know it's not that important."
Alastair Cook says what everyone pretty much knew ... that the Stanford 20/20 for 20 is little more than a means to make a quick buck
"I'll probably just take as much as possible off my mortgage or maybe put it under the bed - that's where money is safest at the moment!"
Paul Collingwood could be sleeping over US$1 million if England win the Stanford 20/20 for 20