about Stanford deal
England cricket boss David Collier admits there is room for improvement with the Stanford Series but rejected claims last week’s event in the West Indies turned into an embarrassment.
Collier, chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board, insisted there were plenty of positives to take from the event, which was widely pilloried in the British media.
The Stanford Superstars easily beat England by 10 wickets to claim the $20 million prize.
Collier told BBC Radio Five Live’s Sportsweek: ‘We have still to go through a full review and I think there are areas we would wish to discuss.
‘But the benefit to cricket, particularly in the Caribbean, and to our own community sport, should not be underestimated at the time of a global recession.’
He added: ‘Everybody is going to be struggling to raise funds for a number of years and I think we’ve achieved some very major advances in our community sport. We mustn’t let that wither on the vine – we must continue to fund that.’
Collier believes the impact of the Series suffered because of almost universally negative criticism in the British media which he claimed contradicted the general feelgood factor about the event in the Caribbean.
He added: ‘I don’t think it would be appropriate just to pull out at this stage. It’s only right and proper we go through a review and learn the lessons and say what it is we can improve and enhance, and move on from there.’
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