A UK barber has given Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey till the top of the Third Test to pay £30 (A$57), after he allegedly left with out paying for his haircut.
Cash-only clipper Adam Mahmood, 39, says he’s prepared to attend for the cash after Carey promised to pay later as a result of he had no notes on him — however he’s set a deadline of Monday, as reported by The Sun.
Carey — branded a cheat by the UK media for stumping Jonny Bairstow out on the second Ashes take a look at at Lord’s — had promised to ship the money by financial institution switch.
Adam, of Doc Barnet’s Barber Shop in Leeds, mentioned: “I’m still waiting.”
Carey known as in with teammates Marnus Labuschagne, 29, David Warner and Usman Khawaja, each 36, on the eve of the Third Test at Headingley.
While the remainder posed for snaps and paid, Carey reportedly refused to have his photograph taken and left.
But the Australian crew has denied the Carey conspiracy, saying the wicketkeeper didn’t get a haircut and it was in actual fact a unique participant who was but to cough up cash for his or her trim.
News Corp studies a unique Australian squad member had visited a neighborhood barber who paid for a haircut by worldwide switch instantly, having walked into the barber not realizing it was money solely.
The squad member has the receipt which they may take to the barber at the moment to clear up any misunderstanding.
“They all came in just before we shut, Adam told The Sun.
“We cut their hair and had a great laugh.
“But we don’t accept cards and Alex said he had no cash on him.
“Well, there’s a Tesco cash machine literally round the corner he could have run to.
“He could have nipped back to their hotel and been no more than five minutes but instead he said he would transfer it.
“Maybe he forgot. I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt but if it’s not paid by Monday, I won’t be happy.”
Adam, in the meantime, mentioned he was unaware of the stumping saga till former England skipper Sir Alastair Cook known as in for a trim.
Cook mentioned in commentary on the BBC he had his hair minimize on the identical Leeds barber, sharing the false hearsay about Carey.
“He says ‘one of them, I think Alex is his name’. I said ‘Alex Carey, wicketkeeper?’” Cook mentioned on radio.
“He says ‘he hasn’t paid.’ It was one of those cash only barbers and he promised him he would do a transfer later on in the day.”
Cook mentioned instructed fellow commentators: “True story. He might have paid by now.”
The hairdresser mentioned: “Cooky told me all about what happened and laughed when I told him Carey had done a runner.
“He’s starting to get quite the reputation.”
This article initially appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission.
Originally printed as Cricket Australia name out false $57 haircut hearsay about Alex Carey
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
