Staying up all night isn’t easy.

It helps if you’ve got company, something interesting to watch and a never ending supply of tea.

Those were luckily all in place last night, when a group of cricket enthusiasts watched the first day of the Ashes in Australia. Thanks to the time difference, play ran from around midnight to 8am, UK time.

50 people – including a few of us from Yorkshire Tea Towers – took part in this all-nighter, which happened somewhere rather special: the MCC Museum at Lord’s cricket ground.

It’s one of the world’s oldest sporting museums, dating back to 1864. And it holds a particularly notable exhibit amongst its cricket memorabilia – the famous Ashes Urn.

For those who just couldn’t stay awake (even with the help of a striking performance by England, who took no less that eight wickets) there were mattresses available for power naps, and bottomless cups of Yorkshire Tea.

And it was for a good cause, too. The event raised funds for the Chance to Shine schools' cricket charity.

It was a memorable start to this Ashes tournament.

And a reminder that, with another 24 possible all-nighters, our kettle’s going to be seeing a lot of action this winter.