04-11-2005

England’s ‘Barmy Army’ Invades Pakistan

via www.khaleejtimes.com

England’s ‘Barmy Army’ of cricket supporters started to arrive in Pakistan yesterday, hoping their bawdy chants can help the team keep up its Ashes-winning form. The ‘Barmy Army’ are famous for their raucous cheers and humorous songs and travel across the globe to cheer England, who are still on a high from last month’s 2-1 Ashes series win against Australia, their first in 18 years. Pakistan cricket officials are hoping a larger than usual number of English fans will come for the series, drawn by mounting interest in the game after the Ashes.