Thursday 26th July 2007: Red Thursday

Just how long did you have to sort it?
Thursday lunchtime and two of the touring squad still didn’t have their Russian visas sorted – grrrr!!!

On Wednesday evening Australian Matt Somerford was in state of anger/panic and Andrew Abraham blasé about “easily getting a later flight if necessary.”

Somerford opted to process his visa in person on the Thursday via an early morning train journey from Howden to London meaning the skipper had to cover his shift at work (you still owe skip for that Matty)..

Junior Abraham meanwhile was bricking it on the Thursday after his passport had not been returned by the Russian embassy. His plan to simply catch a later flight was quickly dashed when he saw the prices for flights were up to £300.

Fortunately several pleading phone calls to the Russian embassy enabled him somehow persuade them to allow London-based wicketkeeper Harry Reekie to pick it up on his behalf – lucky git.

Junior then made the trek to London from Derby after work to pick up the passport before heading to North Wales.