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India (477) defeat England (218 & 195) by an inning and 64 runs to win the 5th Test and the series 4-1

Wood has had an absolute stinker of a match.
 
This will be seriously shameful for England if the Test ends in 3 days.
 
Root, Hartley and Bashir have demonstrated that this pitch is perfectly good for a calm and sensible batting approach.
 
Root showing his class. Pity he got no support from the top and middle order, this is still a batting beauty.
 
Swashbuckler said:
Root showing his class. Pity he got no support from the top and middle order, this is still a batting beauty.
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Just needed one of our other wallies to stick in with him and England could have at least made India bat again. Now he’s stuck with 9, 10 & Jack (who are putting in a decent effort tbf.)
 
Would really like to see Root score a 100 and put India to bat again.
 
Root when he plays his normal game is so awesome.....and fair game to guys like hartley, bashir - shown so much heart with the bat.
Even in the HYD test the runs that bash, rehaan and hartley scored were so crucial -especially in second innings, that proved to be the diffference eventually
 
Last year in a thread for all rounders, i had pointed out that Ben stokes has not scored big on our turf, this series he was an abject failure, except for the first test. Am not saying he is not an allrounder or something, he is awesome. But defo not the best ao inthe world. for that - i'd say Rav jadz is at the top with holder, marsh, Green, jamieson giving tough competion
 
Bashir is a top prospect. Needs to put his body a bit more into his action. Very handy with the bat.
England need to play him regularly and Inshallah he'll win England more games on next India tour
 
I hope that Root can play for as long as Jimmy Anderson has. Joe looks refreshed and absolutely oozes class with the bat. Once he’s in at the crease, it can be very special and a treat to watch.
 
James said:
I hope that Root can play for as long as Jimmy Anderson has. Joe looks refreshed and absolutely oozes class with the bat. Once he’s in at the crease, it can be very special and a treat to watch.
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I wonder why past Englishmen retired in their early 30's. I remember Trescothik retiring at 32, Nasser Hussain 33. Kevin Peterson too I think.
 
Now Root should try some Bazzball and end this innings soall can go back home soon.
 
James said:
I hope that Root can play for as long as Jimmy Anderson has. Joe looks refreshed and absolutely oozes class with the bat. Once he’s in at the crease, it can be very special and a treat to watch.
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If he goes, the way he is going, i feel he is the prime candidate to beat Sachin's tally of all time runs scorer.
 
Aye dont give Anderson the strike? Hit 4 boundaries and get to 99 quick
 
CrIc_Mystique said:
If he goes, the way he is going, i feel he is the prime candidate to beat Sachin's tally of all time runs scorer.
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If he sets that number as his target he will surely get there. But ENglishmen (other than ANderson) tend to retire early. If you see even now, he isnt thinking about a 100 or else he would have tried to hit boundaries.
 
India beat England by an innings and 64 runs, England humiliated 4-1

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Innings and 64 runs today
Win by 434 runs in Rajkot

Some humongous margins.
 
The humiliation is now complete.

ECB, do the right thing - announce the funeral of Bazball, sack (and drop) Stokes and McCullum, appoint a proper Test coach and reinstate Root or appoint Pope as captain.

But do they have the courage to do it?
 
Root once again showed what England missed in the first 3 tests. He is a class player, doesn't need T20 shots to get his runs.
 
4-1 is just reluctantly acceptable. Don't forget they were beaten in their own backyard in the first test match and that loss should hurt.
 
This win is sweeter because INdia played a lot of debutants. It gives us a snapshot of what is in store for INdia's future. So far encouraging signs. That is the biggest positive than the series win itself.
 
A wonderful series, played in good spirit. We saw a wonderful test of skills on display. as an indian i thoroughly enjoyed England on our shores.
Barmy Army et all- enjoyed them trumpeting and singing their songs - i guess these are all soccer songs - someone may correct me.
The way they played it was compelling viewing, there were no dull phases. Whatever one may say about baazball, stokes, Bigmac the coach etc - the way Stokes took the inexperienced guys under his wing was wonderful to see. I'd say if hartley, bash and rehaan continue developing, no reason why Eng could have a good spin trio.
for our guys, good to see even with all the comings and goings and with so many debutants, inexperienced guys - our resilence stood out. Whenever we wer under the cosh, someone or the other stood out and weighed in. Good promise shown by Dhruv, Devdutt, Sarfraz etc, and if we can get some new young quicks in, this would really round us off.
But overall good game to Eng - well done to our lads
 
"Uchal Raha Hai": Nasty Sledging As Shubman Gill, Sarfaraz Khan Taunt Jonny Bairstow In 5th Test.

England caved in pretty quickly on the third day of the fifth Test against India in Dharamsala after the hosts took a huge lead in the first innings. The famed Bazball technique came to nothing as Ben Stokes and Co. provided no resistance. India held the upper-hand throughout with a 4-1 series win in sight. The Indians engaged in nasty sledging of England stars too. The chatter between the Indians and the English batters were caught on stump mic.

One of the interactions that went viral was between Shubman Gill and Jonny Bairstow. It involved Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel too.

Here's how the conversation went:

Bairstow - What did you say to Jimmy about getting tired and he got you out after that?

Gill - So what, it was after my 100, how many have you got here?

Sarfaraz - Thode se runs kya bana diya, jyada uchal raha hain (scored a few runs today and jumping too much).

India took a huge 259-run first innings lead before Ravichandran Ashwin ran through England's self destructing top-order to leave them reeling at 103 for five in their second innings at lunch on day three of the fifth Test on Saturday. India could add only four runs to their overnight score to end with 477 in response to England's 218.

The visitors took less than 20 minutes to wrap up India's innings with veteran James Anderson finally getting to the 700-wicket mark. Young off-spinner Shoaib Bashir had Jasprit Bumrah stumped for his second five-wicket haul of his debut series.

England's second innings moved at a rather frenetic pace as the batters mainly resorted to attack the Indian spinners in their bid to survive but failed yet again.

England skipper Ben Stokes (2) cut a sorry figure after falling to Ashwin at the stroke of lunch with a straighter one. England still need 157 runs to make India bat again, which looks highly unlikely.

With Rohit Sharma not taking the field due to a stiff back, Bumrah led the side in the middle besides opening the bowling alondside Ashwin.

Playing his 100th Test, Ashwin once again got the better of England opener Ben Duckett (2). The southpaw, who had struggled defending against Ashwin in the previous games, charged down the wicket for a counter attacking hit but was no near to the pitch of the ball, resulting in a bowled dismissal.

Ashwin had leg slip in place for Zak Crawley (0) with the pitch offering a fair amount of turn and bounce. The England opener got an inside edge on to the pads and deflected straight into the hands of Sarfaraz Khan at leg-slip Ollie Pope (19), who is a tentative starter, was Ashwin's third victim. It was an error in judgement again from an England batter as he went for an audacious sweep off a delivery that went straight with the arm and was also on the shorter side.

Jonny Baristow (39 off 31), who is also playing his 100th Test, joined Joe Root in the middle and went on the offensive from the get go.

Playing with the spin, Bairstow hammered three thundering sixes off Ashwin on the on side before being adjudged lbw off Kuldeep Yadav. It was another boom and bust knock that Bairstow played in the series.

He exchanged a few words with Shubman Gill stationed at first slip and lost his concentration in the process. Root was left stranded on 34 off 52 balls at the break.

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Just thinking around this time, day b4 yesterday, Eng were 100-1 leading into lunch. Who'd have imagined we'd be here done and dusted on day three...
 
Ravichandran Ashwin spins hosts to huge victory inside three days

England's tour of India ended in woeful fashion as some spineless top-order batting resulted in a massive defeat inside three days in the fifth Test in Dharamsala.

Needing 259 to make the home side bat again, England were bundled out for 195 to lose by an innings and 64 runs and hand India a 4-1 series victory.

That margin would have been ever larger had it not been for Joe Root's 84. England were 113-6 only for Root to coax runs from the tail when the contest was effectively over.

The inept batting overshadowed the early morning achievement of James Anderson, who had Kuldeep Yadav caught behind to become the first pace bowler to reach 700 Test wickets.

With Shoaib Bashir completing his second five-wicket haul of the series, India were bowled out for 477. In blameless conditions, England's minimum requirement was to drag the match into a fourth day.

Instead they folded to off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who marked his 100th Test with a mesmerising 5-77.

Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope played horrendous strokes, Zak Crawley turned to leg slip, Ben Stokes' defence was flimsy and Ben Foakes was bowled slogging. In between, Jonny Bairstow belted 39 off 31 balls before he was pinned by Kuldeep.

At least Root showed some stomach for the fight, but could not prevent a one-sided drubbing inside eight sessions of play.

While this is England's first series defeat under Stokes, this loss is their seventh in 12 Tests and ends a poor winter across formats that also included a meek defence of the 50-over World Cup.

A quite different England team will turn attention to defending the T20 World Cup in June, with the next Test coming against West Indies at Lord's in July.

England unravel to dismal defeat

This series promised so much for England after they pulled off a sensational win in the first Test in Hyderabad, but has gradually unravelled to this, by far their worst performance of the tour.

India is an incredibly difficult place for visiting teams. This is their 17th successive home win, a run that stretches back to 2012. At the beginning of the series, a 4-1 win for the hosts would have felt around par.

The disappointment for England comes from the chances they squandered in each of the second, third and fourth Tests. Like last summer's drawn Ashes, England's return could have been better.

There is some mitigation. Harry Brook missed the whole series and Jack Leach played only one Test. England will talk of progress and the emergence of young spinners Bashir and Tom Hartley is a positive.

But England's batting has gradually disintegrated to this final horror show. There are decisions to make over the futures of Bairstow and Foakes, and the pace bowling will need reinforcing for the home summer.

England are midway through what is likely to a four-year spell under captain Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum. While their commitment to play entertaining cricket is laudable, it is now time to blend that with consistent results.

Awful batting overshadows Anderson milestone

Anderson, 41, is a great of English cricket and British sport. His inch towards 700 wickets has been painstaking over the past year, but the milestone was achieved at a picture-perfect setting, with the sun glinting off the snow-capped Himalayan mountains.

Kuldeep prodded an edge, wicketkeeper Foakes took the catch and Anderson celebrated by waving the ball to the crowd. After Bashir had Jasprit Bumrah stumped by Foakes' sharp hands, England had the opportunity to end the tour with a positive batting showing.

Instead, they imploded in an ill-judged attempt at aggression. Duckett and Pope have had their games picked apart, resulting in Duckett charging Ashwin's fifth ball to be bowled and Pope top-edging a rash sweep. In between Crawley gave leg slip catching practice.

Bairstow, in his 100th Test, hit Ashwin for three sixes only to be undone by Kuldeep's sharp turn. Stokes' batting struggles continued when Ashwin went straight through him, while Foakes was bowled trying an uncharacteristic slog sweep for Ashwin's fifth.

Root dug in, with a trust in defence his team-mates were lacking. His disappointing tour - Root had passed 50 only once before this - ended with the former captain giving England a lesson in patience, shot-selection and adaptability.

He eked 28 runs out of a partnership with Hartley and added another 48 with the determined Bashir. Root was on 78 when he was joined by last-man Anderson, eventually holing out to Kuldeep as he hunted a century.

India end with dominant display

If England can point to the players they have been without, India have ultimately dominated this series without all of Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami and Rishabh Pant. KL Rahul played only the first Test and missed the rest of the series with an injury.

Batters Yashasvi Jasiwal, Shubman Gill and Sarfaraz Khan, and wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel have all emerged. Even on the final day, captain Rohit Sharma was off the field with a back injury, leaving Bumrah to take charge.

If the batting has a fresh feel, it is ultimately India's experienced and skilful bowlers that have gradually picked England apart. Earlier in the series it was Bumrah's reverse-swing, here it was Kuldeep's five-wicket haul in the first innings and the masterful Ashwin in the second.

Taking the new ball, Ashwin ran riot for his 36th five-wicket haul in Tests - a record for an Indian bowler. He preyed on the fragilities in the techniques of Duckett and Pope, and laid a trap for Crawley. Ashwin has dismissed Stokes more times than any other bowler in Tests and bowled the captain on the stroke of lunch to effectively end any notion of India batting again.

Bumrah had Hartley palpably lbw for 20, India's 17th wicket of the match but the first not taken by a spinner. In the same over, Mark Wood was leg before to a toe-crushing yorker to complete a pair.

India were frustrated by Bashir until Ravindra Jadeja got one to scuttle through, then Root's attempt to loft down the ground ended the match before tea on day three.

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MP2011 said:
Yet again, 5th bowler went unused.
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Swashbuckler said:
Always happens. That's why I want Sundar to play more, even he can bowl 4-5 overs per innings. His batting ceiling is very high.
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In India, obviously because the quality of bowlers is pretty top notch. What about overseas though? I think we need 5 bowlers there( including 1 all rounder).
 
Ab Fan said:
In India, obviously because the quality of bowlers is pretty top notch. What about overseas though? I think we need 5 bowlers there( including 1 all rounder).
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Our batting is even more dire in overseas tests, so makes sense to beef up our weaker suit.
 
Ab Fan said:
In India, obviously because the quality of bowlers is pretty top notch. What about overseas though? I think we need 5 bowlers there( including 1 all rounder).
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Also, right from Kohli days, team management has made it into a bit of cult.

Haven't they ever heard about horses for courses? Why do you need to play 5 bowlers at least at home? 5th bowler always goes unused.
 
It was Prasidha in SA tests, then Mukesh in initial tests of this series and thereafter Siraj.
 
Cant believe they are giving only 1lakh rupees (1000 GBP) for man of the match and 2.5 lakhs (2500 GBP) for man of the series.

In IPL, even for a Carbon Kamaal catch they get payed more.

No wonder test cricket is dying and most players don't want to play this format anymore. Jaiswal for example played 5 tests, gave it his all and got only 2.5 lakhs in return? That is ridiculous.
 
Ashwin proved his doubters wrong by the end of the series. He may be old but still has a few tricks up his sleeve. Enjoyed his bowling both here and in Ranchi.
 
Rajdeep said:
Cant believe they are giving only 1lakh rupees (1000 GBP) for man of the match and 2.5 lakhs (2500 GBP) for man of the series.

In IPL, even for a Carbon Kamaal catch they get payed more.

No wonder test cricket is dying and most players don't want to play this format anymore. Jaiswal for example played 5 tests, gave it his all and got only 2.5 lakhs in return? That is ridiculous.
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Test match salary is 15 lakhs INR per match. Reports that it is now going to be increased and bonuses will also be given. Also being a test regular increases your chance of being on a higher tier in the central contracts list.
 
Out of form, old Ashwin leading wicket taker with 26 wickets at an average of 24.8 this series. Jadeja and Kuldeep played one test less and got 19 each but Ashwin missed one innings in Ranchi because of visit to his ailing mother.

Were these dustbowls or flat pitches? If they were flat pitches, Indian spinners are pretty good. If they were dustbowls, Jaiswal with 700+ runs is the GOAT.
 
Swashbuckler said:
Test match salary is 15 lakhs INR per match. Reports that it is now going to be increased and bonuses will also be given. Also being a test regular increases your chance of being on a higher tier in the central contracts list.
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Match fee is payed by board and that is different. I am talking about those prize money's that can be increased. The only reason they are less bcoz sponsor's are reluctant to pay more as the demand of test cricket is less.

Imagine super richs like Ashwin, Kohli, Stokes or Root collecting 1lakh rupee cheque for giving Man of the match performance. That is a pocket change for them.
 
Swashbuckler said:
Out of form, old Ashwin leading wicket taker with 26 wickets at an average of 24.8 this series. Jadeja and Kuldeep played one test less and got 19 each but Ashwin missed one innings in Ranchi because of visit to his ailing mother.

Were these dustbowls or flat pitches? If they were flat pitches, Indian spinners are pretty good. If they were dustbowls, Jaiswal with 700+ runs is the GOAT.
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Man, you are putting the haters in a spot..
 
Rajdeep said:
Match fee is payed by board and that is different. I am talking about those prize money's that can be increased. The only reason they are less bcoz sponsor's are reluctant to pay more as the demand of test cricket is less.

Imagine super richs like Ashwin, Kohli, Stokes or Root collecting 1lakh rupee cheque for giving Man of the match performance. That is a pocket change for them.
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It is more about prestige man, not everything is about money for the achievers.

I feel sad for kabaddi and hockey players who get 5000 rupees as man of the match award despite injury risks in those sports, not these famous, super rich, pampered cricketers.
 
Rajdeep said:
Match fee is payed by board and that is different. I am talking about those prize money's that can be increased. The only reason they are less bcoz sponsor's are reluctant to pay more as the demand of test cricket is less.

Imagine super richs like Ashwin, Kohli, Stokes or Root collecting 1lakh rupee cheque for giving Man of the match performance. That is a pocket change for them.
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It is not about money. Award is the key. Ashwin has 10 man of the series award. Second highest in Test history 1 behind Murali. Nobody cares how much money they give for MOS.
 
Swashbuckler said:
Out of form, old Ashwin leading wicket taker with 26 wickets at an average of 24.8 this series. Jadeja and Kuldeep played one test less and got 19 each but Ashwin missed one innings in Ranchi because of visit to his ailing mother.

Were these dustbowls or flat pitches? If they were flat pitches, Indian spinners are pretty good. If they were dustbowls, Jaiswal with 700+ runs is the GOAT.
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I pity those who have been writing obituaries of Ashwin's cricket career for years now.
 
Ahmed216 said:
Bashir is a top prospect. Needs to put his body a bit more into his action. Very handy with the bat.
England need to play him regularly and Inshallah he'll win England more games on next India tour
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Averaged 46 in England.

He will be a subcontinent specialist at best. He got tonked for 170 runs. I don't think he is good enough. India also missing 4 key players
 
Swashbuckler said:
Innings and 64 runs today
Win by 434 runs in Rajkot

Some humongous margins.
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Absolute thrashing. Series wasn't close at all.

With india missing 3 4 starters.

It's a joke. This stokes is seen as some God.

Absolut humiliation
 
MP2011 said:
I pity those who have been writing obituaries of Ashwin's cricket career for years now.
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WengerOut said:
He is not finished but you have to admit that he is on his last lap. Need to test out other spinners ASAP.
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He is very old and not the fittest player around. But he still proved his mettle especially in the last 2 tests. What a matchwinner he has been for India.
 
India vs Australia WTC final in June, 2025 at Lord's. Mark it down already, no other team is coming close to top two.
 
kron said:
Averaged 46 in England.

He will be a subcontinent specialist at best.
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Bashir had only played 5-6 FC games before getting selected for England. He was basically picked for being tall. I am not aware of any spinner who was the finished article let alone had a comprehensive pronouncement put on their career when they were aged 20 and had played less than ten first class games.
 
WengerOut said:
India test wins have finally caught up with losses. 178-178..

Boy, how poor were we in tests historically !!!
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We lost almost every match in the 1930s, 40s, 50s. Comfortably won a series in late 60s in NZ (emergence of spin quartet) and became a non-minnow in 1971 with the twin series wins in WI and Eng, Gavaskar debuted in 1971 WI and scored 770 runs in WI as we beat Sobers' team.
 
WengerOut said:
India test wins have finally caught up with losses. 178-178..

Boy, how poor were we in tests historically !!!
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We were pathetic and the absolute easy beats of cric till about 1971, it slowly started changing after our wins in WI and Eng, then came 1983, a barren period in the 80's where i think we didnt win much, again started changing in the 90's. the real wins started coming thick and fast after Ind - Oz series 2001. till then we were pretty much collateral test match roadkill especially overseas. And now, whenever we play overseas, we start on an equal footing....
the challenge is now to to get young pace bowlers to replace, boom, shami, siraj et all
 
Swashbuckler said:
It is more about prestige man, not everything is about money for the achievers.

I feel sad for kabaddi and hockey players who get 5000 rupees as man of the match award despite injury risks in those sports, not these famous, super rich, pampered cricketers.
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yes true. I saw once the MOm in the Asia cup hockey was our captain and he got $100 which is peanuts. Even the girls/guy who were holding the plate on which the envelope sat before being presented would be getting paid more, what ajoke!
 
Anyway great series, enjoyed interacting with all you guys. Hope @James visits India for the next series in 2028, the English crowds and Barmy Army were amazing in this series, added real colour and music to the proceedings. Dharamsala should get a match every season, the beauty of the venue is out of the world, and great pitch, good crowd.
 
Looking back, i dont think any pitch qualified as a 'mine field' ' dustbowl' 'snake pit' 'bunsen burner' 'square turner' - standard issue from media which gets thrown around when any touring team show up on our stores.
TBJ eng played well, had their chances but our guys, especially the young ones showed their hunger and resilience and stood up when it mattered.
If eng had any chance of winning, i'd think Dharmshala was the venue. low temperatures, ball swinging, bouncy wicket, conditions more headingley than hyderabad. And they won the toss as well :)....
 
WengerOut said:
He is not finished but you have to admit that he is on his last lap. Need to test out other spinners ASAP.
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For both spin twins,auditions have to be there.issue is both replacements(axar,washi) are good in batting but not bowling
 
CrIc_Mystique said:
We were pathetic and the absolute easy beats of cric till about 1971, it slowly started changing after our wins in WI and Eng, then came 1983, a barren period in the 80's where i think we didnt win much, again started changing in the 90's. the real wins started coming thick and fast after Ind - Oz series 2001. till then we were pretty much collateral test match roadkill especially overseas. And now, whenever we play overseas, we start on an equal footing....
the challenge is now to to get young pace bowlers to replace, boom, shami, siraj et all
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Except for the 80s, where we had big achievements in Odis, the W/L ratio has gone up every decade. The W/L ratio of India under Kohli + Rahane + Rohit etc is above 2.5, which is comparable to ATG sides.
 
Swashbuckler said:
Anyway great series, enjoyed interacting with all you guys. Hope @James visits India for the next series in 2028, the English crowds and Barmy Army were amazing in this series, added real colour and music to the proceedings. Dharamsala should get a match every season, the beauty of the venue is out of the world, and great pitch, good crowd.
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Touring with the Barmy Army is one for me in the future, my kids are 3 and 5 so it’s difficult to get away for a day or two let alone a couple of weeks. But I will tick this off and visit one day, 100%. :)
 
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