Stanford: Embarrassment caused to cricket 'breaks my heart'

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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.