Vodafone has announced that it will not be renewing its sponsorship of English cricket when the current four-year deal ends in January 2010.

Given the current economic climate, this is not surprising. Link to story

For what it's worth, the ECB denies the rumours.

The ECB is in denial with the Stanford rumour, I think they have accepted the Vodafone deal is nearing it's end. More to do with the economic climate than a fall out with cricket as they also seem likely to pull out of their Champions League football sponsorship too.