Brisbane — England’s Barmy Army have moved on from the devastation of their last Ashes tour Down Under, predicting a victory for the visitors, with the vociferous choir setting their sights on Aussie spinner Nathan Lyon. Chanting was under way and the beer flowing at a packed Pig n Whistle pub on the Brisbane river on Wednesday night, with the supporter group in their hundreds full of optimism on the eve of the Ashes series. "There’s buzzing in the camp, just like the England camp I assume," Barmy Army operations director Chris Millard said. "The pubs are packed… and we are pretty buzzing for a five-nil victory to England." A trumpeter led the chorus for the raucous mob, with chants to the backing of English classics, including the Beatles’ well-known Yellow Submarine and Hey Jude. Millard, who is expecting about 600 people to join the Barmy Army for day one of the first Test at the Gabba on Thursday, said they have prepared songs to taunt Australian captain Steve Smith and opener D...
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