Starc’s agent blames UK Border Agency for visa fiasco – Cricket News Update
Australian pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-Aaron-Starc-c76392’s agent, Andrew Fraser, has denied that he is to blame for the visa problems that led to Starc being deported from the UK, insisting that the British authorities are to blame for failing to be accommodating.
Starc signed a deal with Country cricket club Yorkshire (which is coached by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gloucestershire-c785 which was scheduled to last from May 9 to 12.
The 22-year-old landed at Heathrow Airport in London, where he was detained for four hours, but eventually cleared to continue up north. However, problems regarding his paperwork arose, and the UK Border Agency ruled that he would need to return to Australia in order to sort out the visa documents before being allowed back into the country.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867 chairman, Colin Graves, termed the confusion a “fiasco”, and placed the blame on Starc’s agent.
“This to me just shows that you get good agents and bad agents, and this agent hasn't done a proper job,” Graves had told The Guardian, adding that Yorkshire and Cricket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 had done their part, but Starc’s agent had failed to follow through.
However Fraser has denied that he was at fault, and hit out at the British authorities for their unreasonable demand that Starc fly all the way back to Australia merely to fill in some paperwork. The accusation comes at a time when the UK’s immigration policies have been called into question, with players from the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 (who are currently on a tour of England) also running into visa problems.
“I don't want to discredit anyone, it's just an honest administrative blunder, but it's embarrassing for British authorities,” Fraser told Sportal.
“We have followed the correct procedure and it's just unfortunate it couldn't be worked out at their end. It's ludicrous that it has come to this. Common sense should have prevailed.”
The problem reportedly emerged because Starc was required to apply for a tier-five working permit, but incorrect paperwork was submitted.
However, the situation looks to be reaching a resolution, with Starc having stopped at Kuala Lumpur instead of flying all the way back to Australia as Fraser attempts to resolve the issue.
“I am working the phones now trying to sort it out,” he said. “Hopefully we can turn him around at KL and get him back to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.”
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