His father Geoff,the former Test opener,had been in England for the series but was on a plane to Bali to celebrate Mitch’s elder brother Shaun’s 40th birthday when Mitch found out he was replacing green in Leeds. Shaun and Geoff sent Mitch a celebratory video.
“It’s Shaun’s birthday in a couple of day’s time so all the family’s in Bali. Let’s hope he gets to 40,” Mitch said with a laugh.