Stanford: Embarrassment caused to cricket 'breaks my heart'

Former cricket tycoon and convicted fraudster Allen Stanford expresses deep regret at the embarrassment he caused English cricket.

Speaking to BBC Sport's Dan Roan from the high-security prison in Florida where he is serving a 110-year sentence, the 65-year-old apologised for the controversial agreement with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for a one-off $20 million match between England and the Stanford SuperStars in 2008.

“I’m very sorry. It breaks my heart and there’s nothing I can say other than that was not caused by Allen Stanford. That was caused by the wrongful prosecution, an over-zealous and wrongful prosecution,” he said.

This clip originally appeared on 5 live Sport on 11 January 2016.