Pom gets in on Baggy Blue action

But it didn't stop him from listening intently to stories told by Jeff Thomson, Len Pascoe, Shane Lee, Gavin Robertson, Tim Cruickshank, Adam Crosthwaite, Steve Rixon and Phil Marks.

The group are part of the Baggy Blues which arrived in Port Macquarie earlier this week, held a Sportsman's dinner on Wednesday night and capped off their stay with a twenty20 match at Oxley Oval yesterday.

Kohler-Cadmore, an Englishman who plays for Worcestershire, is being slated by some as a future Ashes player.

He admitted he took a lot out of "just meeting the guys" this week.

"You learn more about cricket when you're talking it," he said.

"You can spend as much time as you want in the nets but if you sit and listen to these old legends or people who have played cricket to a high standard, they all have experiences you can learn from and the stories they have are kind of if you play long enough you get the stories yourself.

"That's the thing about cricket, it takes you places not many other games do. In some sports you might be away for a night, whereas in cricket you're away for weeks with your mates and you have to enjoy their company otherwise you really struggle in the game.

"The friendships last a lifetime."

Being a Pom meant Kohler-Cadmore wasn't familiar with some of the greats of Australian cricket.

"I met Jeff Thomson for the first time the other day and he was introduced as Thomo and I knew the name because of his bowling action, but I couldn't have told you what he looked like," he said.

"That's the thing with cricket, when you're a legend your name is remembered and being from England it was good to meet them."

He conceded he was in a lucky position.

"So many people would give anything to be in my shoes and I'm just lucky enough to be spending time and learning from these legends," he said.

"These guys now sit around and talk about the great time they had and hopefully one day I'll be able to do that with my teammates or people I play with wherever I play."