The historical connection between Nurse and Finch made for some interesting pre-game story-telling, like the time Nurse and Finch met Queen Elizabeth II. Nurse was Finch’s assistant for the British national team in the build-up to the 2012 Olympics in London, and one thing led to another. “We were in the Olympic village, as you well know, everything you do around the Olympics when you’ve got to do something is quite a process, to get in and out and move and security, and all these things, are very difficult,” said Nurse. “I just remember somebody … opened up the door and said, ‘hey, if anybody wants to meet the Queen, come down now.’