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England cricket physio is robbed | England cricket physio is robbed |
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The England cricket team physiotherapist has been robbed at knife-point in the team's Sydney hotel by a gang of masked thieves. | The England cricket team physiotherapist has been robbed at knife-point in the team's Sydney hotel by a gang of masked thieves. |
Dean Conway was in the lobby making a phone call when the group burst in at 0400 local time (1700 GMT) on Monday. | |
He was forced to hand over his wallet and two mobile phones. | He was forced to hand over his wallet and two mobile phones. |
The thieves had previously attempted to gain access to the hotel's safe, but were unsuccessful. An England spokesman said Mr Conway was not injured. | The thieves had previously attempted to gain access to the hotel's safe, but were unsuccessful. An England spokesman said Mr Conway was not injured. |
The physio had been sharing drinks in the bar with batsman Andrew Strauss, coaching staff members Matthew Maynard, Kevin Shine and Mark Garaway and head of security Reg Dickason. | The physio had been sharing drinks in the bar with batsman Andrew Strauss, coaching staff members Matthew Maynard, Kevin Shine and Mark Garaway and head of security Reg Dickason. |
The group were celebrating England's series-clinching win over Australia on Sunday night but the other five fled to another room when they saw the thieves break in. | |
The spokesman said: "Dean just happened to be in their line of sight, knives were produced and threats were made, but thankfully he was not hurt." | The spokesman said: "Dean just happened to be in their line of sight, knives were produced and threats were made, but thankfully he was not hurt." |
The England team and staff left Australia on Monday on two different flights back to the United Kingdom. | The England team and staff left Australia on Monday on two different flights back to the United Kingdom. |
Having been whitewashed in the Ashes, England then gained a 2-0 victory over Australia in the finals of the triangular one-day tournament. | Having been whitewashed in the Ashes, England then gained a 2-0 victory over Australia in the finals of the triangular one-day tournament. |
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