With the Ashes underway, British cricket fans have started unleashing below-the-belt insults on the Australians in a bid to get under their skin – with the players’ wives firmly in their cross-hairs.
The Barmy Army, a boisterous group of travelling English cricket supporters, have posted the lyrics to some of their more offensive anthems, targetting the Australian vice-captain in the process.
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.
With the Ashes underway, British cricket fans have started unleashing below-the-belt insults on the Australians in a bid to get under their skin – with players’ wives firmly in their cross-hairs
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 supporter group took another low-blow towards Warner, 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 supporter group took another low-blow towards Warner, addressing his punch-up with England cricket captain Joe Root in 2013
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.