Wisden's review of the Stanford Super Series, England v Middlesex, 2008-09

Match home for England XI v Middlesex

If, as many people suspect, Allen Stanford's intention is to crack the US market in the course of this Antiguan expedition, then the quality and drama of the opening two fixtures of his Super Series does not augur well for his prospects for New World dom

England beat Middlesex by 12 runs in their opening warm-up ahead of Saturday's $20 million match, but it was a poor performance and they relied on some excellent bowling from Stuart Broad and Andrew Flintoff to get them out of jail