Our man in a van: Clocking up the miles as we bed down in Belgium for the night

Greetings from Belgium — yes, Belgium.

No, we haven’t defected our allegiances like a gloryhunting barstooler, and it’s also not a case of being gluttons for the punishment of enduring more scorn at the hands of those who beat us so comprehensively at the weekend.

If Bordeaux was awkward for accommodation, Lille is downright impossible. A hotel booking website ran an analysis of room prices across host cities during the fortnight of the group stages of the Euros, and found that the three most expensive nights are all in Lille — with the night of our clash with Italy tomorrow topping the lot.