Ashes villain Alex Carey given deadline to pay barber £30 after he left without paying
THE barber stung by Ashes stumping villain Alex Carey when he left without paying has given the Aussie wicket-keeper until the end of the Third Test to pay the £30 he owes.
Cash-only clipper Adam Mahmood, 39, says he is willing to wait for the money after Carey promised to pay later because he had no notes on him — but he’s set a deadline of Monday.
Carey, — branded a cheat for stumping Jonny Bairstow out at Lord’s when the England star thought the ball was no longer in play — had promised to send the cash by bank transfer.
Adam, of Doc Barnet’s Barber Shop in Leeds, said: “I’m still waiting.”
Carey called in with teammates Marnus Labuschagne, 29, David Warner and Usman Khawaja, both 36, on the eve of the First Test at Headingley.
While the rest posed for snaps and paid, Carey refused to have his photo taken and left.
Adam said: “They all came in just before we shut.
“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, meanwhile, said he was unaware of the stumping saga until former England skipper Sir Alastair Cook called in for a trim.
He said: “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.”