Beard Before Wicket

Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Nubaid Haroon and special guest Shakib Al Hasan.

This episode is a very special one as Bangladesh’s greatest cricketer of all time, Shakib Al Hasan, joins us to reflect on his life, career and everything in between. The boys have linked up in Dubai at the ILT20!

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00:00 – Early Life in Bangladesh & Young Shakib

04:05 – Mo & Shakib: Friendship, Touring and Playing in Bangladesh

07:45 – Shakib’s First Ever Wicket & Cricket Inspirations

10:25 – Playing for Bangladesh & Becoming an All-Rounder

14:40 – Shakib’s Early International Debuts (vs India & Zimbabwe)

20:15 – How Shakib Managed Pressure as Bangladesh’s Main Man

24:00 – Shakib’s Suspension & Why Bangladeshi Players Feel Restricted

28:20 – Shakib Compared to Kallis, Imran Khan & Other All-Round Greats

30:05 – Shakib vs England at the 2019 World Cup (Mo vs Shakib)

36:40 – The Story Behind the 2019 World Cup & Shakib’s Secret Message

47:00 – IPL Pressure & Shakib’s Dressing-Room Frustrations

52:10 – Shakib Breaking Records Across Formats

54:40 – Has Shakib Officially Retired?

56:35 – Batting or Bowling First?

58:40 – Is Shakib Proud of His Achievements for Bangladesh?

1:00:30 – Shakib’s Illegal Action & ECB Ban

1:02:30 – “I Will Go Back to Bangladesh”

1:05:45 – Shakib’s Happiest Cricketing Memory

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Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid & Nubaid Haroon. 

The boys deep dive into the second Ashes test at the famous Gabba and one thing is the talk of the town: Mitch Starc and the pink ball. They also discuss England's potential team selection dilemma, whether Stokes and co are arrogant and their predictions!

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Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid & Nubaid Haroon.

Firstly, THANK YOU for helping us reach 50k subscribers, we appreciate you! The boys dive into your questions, from who the greatest captain of all time is, to what happens when Mo faces Rash, to the emotions of being bought in a franchise auction… and so much more!

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Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Adil Rashid, Nubaid Haroon and special guest Chris Woakes!

In this episode the boys discuss try to build the greatest Ashes XI including debates around choosing between Smith, Root, Ponting and whether it would be Stokes or Flintoff and the debate around the bowlers gets tense!

00:00 Intro and Ashes XI format discussion 

02:00 Rash & Woakes pick their opening batters

04:28 The boys fight over who gets an iconic Australian batter as their #3

05:55 Smith, Root or Ponting?

08:57 Kevin Pietersen, Ashes Legend

11:18 The boys build out their middle order 

13:27 Picking wicket keepers 

15:30 The boys discuss their lower batting order

17:23 Rash & Woakes debate their bowling attack 

18:10 40 wickets in one Ashes series!?

19:23 Discussion on pace bowlers 

21:22 Picking number 10 for their ultimate Ashes XI

23:12 Broad vs Cummins

24:13 Do Brett Lee and Starc make the cut? 

26:20 Ponting vs Smith 

29:40 Final squads

30:16 Final Questions on the two teams

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Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid & Nubaid Haroon. 

In this episode the boys discuss the first test of The Ashes series…Starcs magic & whether he’s among the greats on his day, what happened to England & the trick up Travis Head’s sleeve! 

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Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid & Nubaid Haroon.

In this episode the boys discuss their Ashes predictions, preview some key match ups like Stokes vs Smith, try to predict Joe Roots potential success in Australia and everything in between!

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00:00 Where has Mo been & upcoming episode plans

02:01 Has the Ashes lost its hype this year

04:31 Who will get the most runs this Ashes

08:26 When will Root get his century

11:56 Who’s gonna take the most wickets

16:04 Ashes 2025 Player of the series

21:32 What do England need to look out for this Ashes

23:41 Can Stokes handle the pressure

24:46 How does Mo cope with pressure

26:42 Who’s under the most pressure

28:24 Has Englands preparation been bad

29:46 What’s coming next

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Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Adil Rashid, Nubaid Haroon and special guest Chris Woakes!

In this episode the boys discuss the MOST feisty cricket rivalry ever including England vs Australia and Pakistan vs India. They also chat about the GOAT WhatsApp group and there’s some Ashes predictions. 

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00:00 - We’re sorry & we’ve got good news 

01:36 - Rash's new love for New Zealand

03:34 - Woakes' Retirement: what he's been up to & his emotions as he retired

08:15 - Is Woakes still on the England team WhatsApp groups?

09:46 - Rash's Dubai plans 

12:19 - Woakes vs Rash at the ILT20 + playing against each other

14:48 - England vs New Zealand series review

18:00 - Memories of watching the Ashes

20:41 - 2025 Ashes squad discussions

23:07 - Experience vs Longevity in cricket

27:44 - How age affects aggression in the game

28:50 - Which rivalry in cricket is the feistiest

31:36 - Is this the least hyped Ashes ever

32:11 - Ashes preview

34:11 - Woakes' Ashes predictions

36:43 - Rash's England contract extension

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Welcome to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and Nubaid Haroon.

In this episode Mo takes on Rash in a cricket quiz...it gets VERY tense.

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00:00 - Quiz Intro and Rules

01:22 - Rash names the last 10 England Test Cricket Captains

03:26 - Mo names the top 10 IPL run scorers

09:03 - Mo & Rash try to name every batters who's scored a century for England

15:19 - Mo & Rash try to name every bowler who has scored 300+ Test Wickets

22:10 - Mo & Rash name every IPL Franchise to have played the league

28:37 - Mo's Final Round

35:26 - Rash's Final Round

40:44 - Final Results

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Welcome to Beard Before Wicket with Adil Rashid, Nubaid Haroon and special guest Freddie Flintoff!

In this episode Freddie discusses The Ashes that changed his life, the similarities between him and Ben Stokes and the moments that have stayed with him since his life threatening crash. This and SO much more!

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00:00 - Getting fined by England for having a beard

03:48 - How Rash and Freddie met and touring together

10:59 - 2005 Ashes and Freds life changing

20:09 - Confidence & playing under pressure for England

24:10 - Stokes & Flintoff similarities

27:00 - Rob Key's leadership & recent decisions

30:34 - Recovering from the crash & how cricket saved Freddie

38:29 - On seeing life differently now and connection to Field of Dreams

47:25 - Why Fred is so close to diverse communities

49:23 - Favourite thing about Pakistan & India

51:25 - Rash learning to be himself through Freddie

55:07 - Freddie's future plans with the Superchargers

56:58 - Freddie's WWE Prospects

58:27 - Conclusion and next week's episode

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Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Nubaid Haroon and special guest Hashim Amla!

In this episode Amla discusses his career milestones, THAT 311*, the one thing that he nearly quit that made him successful and why he silently disappeared from cricket. This and SO much more!

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00:00 - Intro

00:59 - "The Best Beard In Cricket"

03:19 - How Hash Met Mo & Rash

06:22 - Growing Up & Early Sports Influences

14:55 - Test Debut, Hash's Backlift & Getting Dropped

20:40 - The Thing That Changed Hash's Career

24:16 - Pressure As A Top-Order Batter & The 311* Innings 

31:15 - Mo Praying For Hash

32:12 - Playing With South African Greats & Team Dynamics

36:25 - How Captaincy Affected Hash

44:02 - Hash Playing vs Mo & The Crowd Chants

48:25 - Why Hash Stepped Down As Captain

50:48 - Post-Captaincy Life, Records & Post-Retirement Life

1:00:33 - Legacy & Being A Role Model

1:05:20 - Hash's World Test XI

1:09:55 - Conclusion & Freddie Flintoff Ep Tease 

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