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What goes on tour ... no longer stays on tour

Regular viewers of England Test matches will recognise Phil Brown, the freelance photographer whose loud shirts and unkempt features make frequent unscheduled appearances on the screen, particularly during lulls in play and post-match media melees

Andrew Miller
Andrew Miller
25-Feb-2013
Regular viewers of England Test matches will recognise Phil Brown, the freelance photographer whose loud shirts and unkempt features make frequent unscheduled appearances on the screen, particularly during lulls in play and post-match media melees. Now he has taken his talent for attracting attention to whole new levels, in partnership with his colleague, the PA photographer, Gareth Cpoley [sic], who together have produced a feature-length fly-on-the-wall documentary of England's tour of the Caribbean.
With an interview style that is part Rolf Harris, part Dennis Pennis, Brown leaves no ego unruffled in his quest to reveal the true nature of England touring life. Marvel at Mike Atherton's impersonation of Usain Bolt, Graeme Swann's karaoke heroics, and the favoured mode of transport of Sir Ian Botham, among other gems. Sky Sports' Tim Abrahams and the Independent's Stephen Brenkley lead a list of co-stars that is as long as the tour itself (though sadly there's no appearance from Cricinfo's own Gnasher McGlashan, who was clearly too busy for such fripperies). Watch it now.

Andrew Miller is the former UK editor of ESPNcricinfo and now editor of The Cricketer magazine