CRAIG HALKETT will have been pleased to have had Hearts pal Craig Gordon with him as he stepped into the Scotland squad.
But he perhaps wasn't expecting his Tynecastle team-mate to reveal his nightmare training gaffe on his first day in training with the national team.
Halkett joined up with Steve Clarke's side as Scott McKenna dropped out having initially been called up.
And while Gordon admitted training with Scotland is "daunting", he also revealed Kieran Tierney's brutal introduction to Halkett.
The former Celtic star - now at Arsenal - nutmegged Halkett just 30 seconds into training.
Gordon said: "It's very daunting, especially when KT rolled the ball through his legs after 30 seconds!
"That wasn't the introduction he was looking for but he's been excellent."
But Gordon went on to praise his club and country team-mate as he insisted he went on to impress after his hilarious intro to the Scotland squad.
He added: "He's certainly done well in training to put himself in the manager's thoughts.
"Hopefully he gets the cap that his performances for Hearts have deserved so far.
"I'm very pleased for him. He's had a great season, he’s been great to play alongside. He's really developing as a top-quality centre-back.
“His consistently levels have been outstanding. He's maturing all the time.
"He's been a real leader in the backline at Hearts. Hopefully he can make that step up."
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