HEREFORD'S Adam Nixon says he could not believe it when he was chosen to captain the Great Britain wheelchair basketball team at the Invictus Games.

Nixon only took up the sport `a year ago because he was stuck for something to do after he left the armed forces.

But after starring for Worcester Wolves, Nixon was selected to lead the team at the Games that is being backed by Prince Harry.

The five-day showpiece will see wounded servicemen and women from 14 nations come together to take part in a Paralympic-style multi-sport event in venues across London and the south east.

Nixon sustained serious injuries while serving in Iraq, resulting in him losing his left leg.

After undergoing extensive rehabilitation at Headley Court, the 31-year-old's family suggested in join the Wolves' wheelchair basketball team and continue a sporting passion he has had since childhood.

"After I left the forces I spent a couple of years not doing too much, until my wife said 'enough is enough' and she and my sister helped to find a local club," said Nixon.

"I was in complete shock when I found out I was going to be captain of the wheelchair basketball team at the Invictus Games.

"I was reading the email when my daughter noticed that I was captain and screamed the news in my ear.

"It is still surreal now."

Nixon's team will be competing at the Copper Box Arena at the Olympic Park, with the first game against Australia this Saturday.