Ashes legends Marcus Trescothick, Tim Bresnan, and Geraint Jones welcomed at Shropshire club
They are used to sitting in the pavilion at Lords, Edgbaston, and the Gabba, but some of English cricket's biggest stars were delighted to put their feet up at a county club on a break from a 360-mile charity ride.
The village of Calverhall welcomed a team of more than 40 people, including Ashes legends Marcus Trescothick, Tim Bresnan, and Geraint Jones, as the cricket club played host to a pit stop for the Big Bike Ride.
The event has previously taken place in 2013 and 2015, with this year's ride raising money for the Professional Cricket Association Benevolent Fund, and the Tom Maynard Trust - set up in memory of promising cricketer Tom Maynard, who died in 2012.
It takes in clubs across the country, with Calverhall Cricket Club providing a Sunday morning re-fuel ahead of a day of cycling.
Jones, Trescothick, and Bresnan were all thrilled at their reception at the Shropshire League Division Three Club, with the bacon rolls proving a big hit with the cyclists.
Bresnan, who was part of England's 2011 and 2013 Ashes winning sides, said: "This is probably one of the best. Every club we have visited has been exceptional and we have got a choice of bacon and a roll here! It is fantastic.
"All the clubs have been great and the welcome really makes a difference, especially as it is quite tough on the road."
Trescothick, who opened the batting during England's successful 2005 Ashes series, said: "It is great. We have had some great places to go to and the turn-out here today is superb. The food as well, I know the bikers were pretty hungry!"
During the stop the team handed over a certificate, signed bat, and a glass trophy to commemorate the visit.
The players also took time out to sign autographs, the visitors book, and bats – including 77-year-old David Straw's own Gunn & Moore from his playing days.
Current club captain - and groundsman - 36-year-old Oliver Griffiths said he was proud of the reception the club had put on for the event.
He said: "We are really happy we were able to be a pit stop for them and were able to put our little club on the map. It is good because we want to build the profile of our club. We want to develop and encourage more players to come and play here, and hopefully set up a second team and a junior section.
"It has been a fantastic morning and we are really proud of it, we just want more people to come and play cricket here."
Mr Griffiths and club chairman Mark Rowe both paid tribute to the efforts of secretary Tracey Pyke in organising the pit stop.
Mr Rowe said: "She has been one of the driving forces behind today. She has been a huge part of the organisation."
Asked about England's winter Ashes prospects opinions were split with both the 2005 stars more cautious than Bresnan.
Jones said: "It is going to be tough. We have got inexperienced batters so there is a bit of inexperience in the squad. That can work both ways. They are fresh in terms of the Ashes and what that brings but also if things are not going well inexperience can show, but you know, it showed in the summer what cricket can be like with the results."
Trescothick said: "It is going to be tricky. I think it is never easy going over there and you want to have a settled team and one which is performing well. I am a little bit worried, and the Stokes affair is hanging over them, who knows what will happen with that, and also batting new numbers three and five."
Bresnan said he was backing his old bowling partners Stuart Broad and James Anderson to take 20 wickets against the Australians, and said England's batting would be key.
He said: "Obviously we have got a good chance. A lot hinges on how we negotiate the new ball. The new ball attack for Australia is obviously the main danger.
"If we can negotiate that then we will definitely take 20 wickets. Jimmy and Broad's experience in the Australian conditions and the experience from another, probably Woakes, and Moeen has the tools to extract turn and bounce."
Trescothick added that he was thrilled to be taking part in the cycle ride and raising money for two good causes.
He said: "I am a trustee of the benevolent find so I am quite heavily involved with day-to-day cases. You see lots of different things , from knee injuries for 70-year-old retired players to helping with drug or gambling addictions. There are a whole range of things from professional cricket to right the way through your life.
"The Tom Maynard Trust I think you see it not only in the cricket arena but it does support a lot wider than cricket. If anyone needs a foot up the ladder or help with their career or just getting going with a dream it does some great work in that area."
