The Barmy Army was founded by three backpackers touring Australia in 1994, and have been a raucous presence at all of England’s matches ever since.

The Barmy Army have vowed to revoke the membership of any of their members who were involved in crowd violence on day four of the third and final Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley.

The Barmy Army took notice of the regular appeals which continued without the use of a review and began their cutting song. “Same old Aussies, always cheating,” rung out around the ground.

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Since its inception in Brisbane 14 years ago, the Barmy Army has grown from 30 backpackers to a business employing two full-time staff and catering for thousands of English sports fans.