"My brothers and I have got something to offer the Scottish side, " added Henderson.

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"I was sacked after I made it clear I could not support the introduction of tuition fees, " Mr Henderson said.

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"I am persuaded that the Guinea worm effort is entirely possible, " Henderson said.

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Having the three Henderson brothers has obviously helped attract a lot of attention to the team, but I was amazed to see all the cameras and newspaper reporters waiting to see 24 jet-lagged athletes step off the flight.

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"I think so, yes, certainly up at Middlesex we could be without Owais Shah and Tyron Henderson for basically six weeks, two months of the season, " he said.

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