London, Feb. 22: Chief executive David Collier defended the England and Wales Cricket board on Sunday in the wake of criticism over its dealings with Allen Stanford.

Collier insisted he would not be resigning and stressed that he believed he and the ECB’s actions in relation the Texan billionaire were beyond reproach.

The ECB chief told BBC Radio Five: "I have been extremely heartened that many people involved in cricket — and I suppose having worked in the game for 30 years I’ve probably got as many contacts as anyone — have urged me to continue what they see as the immense progress we’ve made over the last four years." — AFP