It was news to me and most of the fanbase, if the fans had known about this at the time then there would have been an outcry against it, but of course it was hidden as those involved knew what the fans response to it would be.
I mentioned this in the match thread, he had a good game but you have to weigh it against who he was up against, McCallum is a young kid just starting in the mens game. Might be worth a punt though as he would fit the budget.