Songs From the Barmy ArmySimon and Schuster, 08.11.2012 - 192 Seiten Everywhere England go to play Test cricket, the Barmy Army follows, giving them unstinting support and always searching for the best songs, chants and banter to help their team overcome the opposition. This hilarious book collects the best and funniest moments from almost 20 years of enthusiastic backing. It reveals how the chants were created and how the players responded to hearing their names taken in vain. From the classic 'Ball and Chain' to the more recent 'Swann Will Tear You Apart', this book is an ideal way to get into the true Barmy spirit. |
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England players the early years | 23 |
The Barmy Army standards | 37 |
England players the 2005 Ashes winners | 65 |
Australian players | 81 |
England players the modern era | 99 |
Opposition players rest of the world | 131 |
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Adelaide ain’t Allan Donald Ally Cook Andy Caddick Army singing memory Army’s Ashes series Ashes tour Ashley Giles Aussies Australia BALL AND CHAIN Barmy Army singing beer Best Barmy Army Best song Billy the Trumpet bowl chant Chaz Christmas classic convict colony Darren Gough Dave DAY JOB Dreadlock Holiday drink Everywhere We Go EXTRAS Favourite song football Freddie Flintoff gonna Graeme Swann I-oh Ian Blackwell Jesse Ryder key to writing King La-la lar Man’s a Dustman Matthew Hoggard Matty Prior Michael Vaughan Murali Nasser Hussain never Old Man’s Panesar Paul Burnham play Repeat Chorus Robin Smith score Shane Warne Shaun Pollock Siddle Sidebottom Simon Jones song you’ve written songwriting South Africa Sri Lanka Stuart Broad successful song sung Swanny Super szzz szzz szzz take the urn Test match there’s Tim Ambrose Tudor urn home Warney write a song Zealand