JAMES Anderson would love to play in England's £10million Twenty20 challenge against an `All-Star' West Indian side.

After weeks of negotiations, the England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed the details of the winner-takes-all match organised by Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford at a glitzy ceremony at Lord's.

Every member of the winning side in Antigua on November 1 will receive around £500,000, while another £500,000 will be shared between the other members of a likely 15-man squad and £500,000 split among coaching staff.

The losing team will receive nothing, although the remaining £3.5million will be divided between the ECB and the West Indies Cricket Board.

The match - branded `Twenty20 for 20' because the total prize money is 20million US dollars - will be the first of a series of five to be played over as many years.

It is a match which promises previously untold riches for international cricketers for what amounts to three hours' work.

Anderson, who claimed 1-24 in Lancashire's opening Twenty20 Cup win over Leicestershire last night, said: "It's a lot of money, and of course I would love to play. It would be great to be involved in.

"But you can't think too much about the money. It's another game for England, and I just want to play for England.

"It's a long way off yet. We have got a lot of cricket to play before then, Twenty20 internationals, one-day internationals and Test matches.

"We have got to concentrate on that rather than what is in the future.

"It's not just about one game. Allen Stanford has got a massive interest in promoting Twenty20 cricket. It's good for the sport."

Anderson is in line to feature for the three lions in a Twenty20 international clash with New Zealand at his home ground of Old Trafford tomorrow evening - and could well feature in the multi-million-pound clash.

England coach Peter Moores, though, warned all of the contenders that there will be no room for sentiment when the side is picked.

Moores claims his selection policy will remain constant and will pick his best side regardless of sentimentality or seniority.

"The fact that it's worth more money doesn't matter, you still use the same judgement to pick the side," he said. "There will be no messing around, it will be the best team to win the game. You can never be sentimental when you're picking a team."

Moores' hard stance almost certainly ends any hopes Test captain Michael Vaughan may have had of getting in on the pay-day by forcing his way into England's Twenty20 side.

Despite the massive contribution Vaughan has made to English cricket, which included the stunning 2005 Ashes triumph, Moores appeared to have little sympathy for his plight.

Moores said: "We've got players in the England team who are earning more than others by nature of endorsements and things like that so I don't see that this is any different."

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