Richard said “It's a great honour to be named in the squad and I guess it's recognition for the progress I've made up the rankings in the last year. I missed out under previous regimes and it's nice to be included. My duties will include knocking up with the likes of Tim and Andy before their matches and being the water boy, but I'm sure the experience will be a good one."

“It's certainly a sell-out crowd for the first day and it will be nice to soak up that kind of atmosphere.

“We've got a strong team for this tie against the Netherlands. It is vital for us to win if we are to work our way back into the World Group.”