Balmy Army

"Dob in a yob" targets the balmy army

A new text messaging service, dubbed "Dob in a yob" and adopted from English football, will allow fans to alert security staff to the position of unruly patrons.

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Those dobbed in will be monitored by cameras and security staff who will decide whether to eject them from the venue.

Eighty security guards will be joined by 130 police officers, 230 ushers and staff monitoring 85 CCTV cameras, while players will appeal for good behaviour in messages played on Gabba screens.

The new sms service comes as thousands of balmy army supporters begin to arrive in Australia for the Ashes series which begins in Brisbane November 23.

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