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Midnight's Tour Diaries

He may be best known for singing, but ever since his 'once in a lifetime' tour of Australia Midnight Al has kept a regular tour diary. These reports are definitely worth reading for a full appreciation of what it's like to follow England on tour...

Bangladesh 2010 Arrival in Dhaka - 17th and 18th March 2010 A mis-guided tour - 19th and 20th March 2010 Bangladesh make a game of it - 21st and 22nd March 2010 Escape to Victory - 23rd to 25th March 2010 South Africa Tour 2009/10 "Dont mention the war" - Englands Pro-20 matches v South Africa - a Pre-touria report? - 20th November 2009 Captain Krugers Hillcrest Shopping Centre Holidays? - 3rd December 2009 Soweto Verhere - 9th December 2009 Bedbugs and Bloemtics - 13th December 2009 “INQABA, Makhaya!” - 19th December 2009 Piet Retief the kind of Boer you never want to meet - 22nd December 2009 Zulu Dawn and other ladies - 29th December 2009 Victory in Durban! - 31st December 2009 Drunk & disorderly with damaged clothing - 10th January 2010 No miracles at the Montagu ghetto - 14th January 2010 Romance at the White Boy Shebeen? - 15th January 2010 Giles Clarke and the Somerset stalker - 21st January 2010 West Indies Tour 2009 Arrival in Tara: Day 1 - 25th February 2009 Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum: Day 2 - 26th Febuary 2009 Mainly about fish: Day 3 - 27th February 2009 Cross-Dressing Pirates of the Caribbean: Day 4 - 28th February 2009 The Omen: Day 5 - 1st March 2009 Love is in the air: Day 6 - 2nd March 2009 What do we do when we've got no cricket: Day 7 - 3rd March 2009 You will always find him in the kitchen at parties: Day 8 - 4th March 2009 Barbados Triangle: Day 9 - 5th March 2009 Lifes just like a film I once saw: Day 10 - 6th March 2009 Taxi!: Day 11 - 7th March 2009 Let's put it all together: Day 12 - 8th March 2009 The Breaking of the Fellowship: Day 13 - 9th March 2009 Long distance runaround: Day 14 - 10th March 2009 New Zealand Tour 2008 Midnight in New Zealand - 19th February 2008 Another dull draw - 22nd Febuary 2008 I love the sound of breaking glass - 27th February 2008 Touring in South Island - 2nd March 2008 How to speak Kiwi in an hour - arrival in Hamilton - 8th March 2008 Horrorshow in Hamilton - 12th March 2008 Chance meeting at Taupo "Airport" - 20th March 2008 We’ve won the series 2-1! - 28th March 2008 Australia Tour 2006/07 1st Report from Brisbane - 25th November 2006 We're Gonna Win 4-1 - 27th November 2006 Perth pre-match update - 13th December 2006 Ashes to Ashes Perth Day 4 - 17th December 2006 We have won a game of cricket - 18th January 2007 The train ride from hell - 25th January 2007 End of term report - 14th February 2007

Herbie's Tour Diaries

It's taken him a while but the man from deepest, darkest east London has decided to do his own tour diary. Read Herbie's tour diaries below for an entertaining insight into life on tour.

South Africa Tour 2009/10

Addis Army England Cricket Tour Reviews

After every England cricket tour a full Addis Army tour review is written. To relive a number of the memorable tours and to see what life with the army is truly like have a browse of the reports below.

South Africa Tour 2004/05
Pakistan Tour 2005 - part one
India Tour 2006 - coming soon
Australia 2006/07
Sri Lanka Tour 2007 - coming soon
New Zealand Tour 2008
India Tour 2008
West Indies Tour 2009 - part one
South Africa Tour 2009/10