Barmy Army cricket fans who sledged David Warner's wife Candice with vile chant about her toilet tryst forced to sit apart at the Ashes first Test
- Barmy Army are in uproar after Cricket Australia scattered group around Gabba
- CA dispersed the 4000-strong fanatics throughout the ground to lessen impact
- Barmy Army have released series of vulgar chants aimed at Australian cricketers
- The British supporter group attacked vice-captain David Warner's wife Candice
- Chant references Mrs Warner's infamous incident at bar with Sonny Bill Williams
The Barmy Army are in uproar after Cricket Australia cheekily scattered their tickets around the ground to lessen the influence of the boisterous supporter group.
The diehard English fanatics follow their team around the world, but are particularly notorious within Australia for their often vulgar and below-the-belt chants at the expense of their Commonwealth allies.
They have provided the soundtrack to the Ashes series for decades, but CA have evidently reacted to their increasingly degrading tactics - which include humiliating Candice Warner, the wife of Aussie vice-captain David.
One song in particular makes reference to Candice and her infamous toilet tryst in a Sydney bar with cross-code star Sonny Bill Williams.
'Davie Warner is over the hill, Came second to Sonny Bill,' the chant goes.
The Barmy Army are in uproar after Cricket Australia cheekily scattered their tickets around the ground to lessen the influence of the boisterous supporter group
One song in particular makes reference to David Warner and his wife Candice, referencing her infamous toilet tryst in a Sydney bar with cross-code star Sonny Bill Williams
'Davie Warner is over the hill, Came second to Sonny Bill,' the chant goes
The Barmy Army say they are 'disappointed' with the decision by Cricket Australia to disperse their 4000-strong group around the Gabba in Brisbane.
Their iconic repertoire, including the 'Barmy Army Wicket' which sees the group sing relentlessly in synchronicity until the team claims an Australian scalp, will now nearly be muted under the CA agenda.
The group were indistinguishable on Thursday as the highly-anticipated series kicked off, despite England's promising start.
The Barmy Army say they are 'disappointed' with the decision by Cricket Australia to disperse their 4000-strong group around the Gabba in Brisbane
They have provided the soundtrack to the Ashes series for decades, but CA have evidently reacted to their increasingly degrading tactics
The supporter group appear to have identified Warner as their chief target for the current series, delivering another low-blow addressing his punch-up with England cricket captain Joe Root in 2013.
Root reportedly held a wig to his face, mocking South Africa's star batsman Hashim Amla, which angered Warner who is a close friend of the devout Muslim cricket star.
'He'll only pick a fight with men in a wig, When he opens his gob, We think he's a kn*******b, With Root our captain we'll take the urn home,' the Barmy Army anthem reads.
The vular chants are certain to infuriate the Warners, and could prove particularly humiliating to Candice who regularly attends her husband's matches with their two young daughters Ivy Mae and and Indi Rae.
'I wasn't in a state where I didn't know what happened, but you don't think of how your actions, when you're drunk, can have an affect on your life,' Mrs Warner said of the infamous toilet incident at the Clovelly Hotel in 2008.
The first test of the highly-anticipated Ashes series kicked off at the Gabba on Thursday, with England winning the toss and electing to bat.
Former captain Alastair Cook was caught at first slip by Peter Handscomb for just two runs, with Mitchell Starc and the Aussies claiming an early and telling blow.
However, Ashes debutants Mark Stoneman and James Vince steadied the ship, putting together a 100+ run partnership to have England in a strong position of 2/128 at tea.
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