Memorable. That's how we here at Barmy Army HQ would describe Graham Onions' England career. From terrorising the Aussies to saving Test matches with the bat... newly-retired Graham Onions joins the lads to chat all things cricket and beyond on our latest episode. 

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One of the poshest men in cricket (as well as being one of the most exciting and explosive) Sam Billings joins the lads to talk everything from his unusual route to the top of the sport, scoring a ton against the Aussies this summer, and his family's rich sporting heritage. 

Captain of Kent and a formidable franchise player who's got plenty of years left yet to keep lifting us off our seats with his swashbuckling style gives the lads an hour of his busy schedule... an episode not to be missed!!

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Cricket writer Colin Bateman once wrote that Phil 'Daffy' DeFreitas was an explosive hitter when the mood took him, an aggressive pace bowler, inclined to pitch everything short and a spectacular fielder.... 

What we here at The Shackles Are Off are telling you though, is that he's a lovely bloke with a few tales to tell! A cricket career that spanned 3 different decades and lasted 20 years, playing in World Cups, rooming with Sir Ian Botham... as well as arriving to the UK in the 70's with a rather different background to most... all makes for a fascinating listen on the latest episode. 

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Ollie Pope is gonna be awesome... in fact, scrap that, he already is awesome. 22 years old at the time of recording, he's already scored a Test hundred and won a county championship... and shows no signs of stopping any time soon. Sat with his new pup, Greggy, Brooksy and Millard catch up with the Surrey batsman... and talk about everything from cricketing beginnings to what playing in the bubble was like... and discuss that ginger lid of his!

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Fresh out of the gym and enjoying a coffee at an Oxfordshire farmhouse eatery (!) we find Ben Duckett, the Notts batsman who's made his mark on the game in a huge way in 2020 after his heroics on T20 Finals Day. Still only 26, rewind back to 2016 and he was named the PCA and Cricket Writers' Club player of the year.... where he was rewarded with a call-up to the England Test side.

Ben sits down and reflects back on his 4 Tests and 3 ODI's.... and tells us he's doing everything he can do to get himself back playing in front of the Barmy Army having graduated as a 'Colt' way back when. 

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Harmison.... Jones..... Bowden!!!!!!!

Another hero from 2005, Geraint Jones joins the pod to discuss everything from 'going with the flow' in Test cricket to his new job as a schoolteacher and part-time fireman. 

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Once full-time King of the Swingers, Matthew Hoggard has turned his hand to being a professional BBQ-er. Yeah, don't ask.

Hoggy covers everything from Matthew Hayden turning from being a bit, er, rude, to being a nice bloke, to taking a hat-trick in the Caribbean and OBVIOUSLY '05, calling Tony Blair a 'knob' and so many other belting stories. 

Meanwhile our resident county superstar Brooksy has been on form for Somerset as we record this (with bat and ball!), yet Hoggy brings him down a peg or two!

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The stats speak for themselves, the plaudits speak for themselves, but not we can let the man himself speak for himself, as the great Alec Stewart joins the podcast and has a good hour long natter with Somerset seamer Jack Brooks, Barmy Army's Chris Millard and BBC Radio's James Gregg.

Alec talks about everything from the boozy dressing rooms of the 80's to playing until he was in his 40's, along with the current crop of Surrey players breaking into the England side. 

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After spending the best part of 17 years at his home county Yorkshire, Brezzy has decided to move to pastures new and up sticks to Warwickshire (this caused a bit of a problem for recording the pod, all is explained in the pod)!

Two Ashes urns, a T20 World Cup and two County Championships in a glittering career, the lads hear all about it in this fairly random podcast. Remember you can watch the video chat on Barmy Meets on our YouTube channel, and get your questions in for future guests by dropping us a line to [email protected] or message Brooksy, Millard or Greggy a line on social media. 

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This week sees the start of a series of special podcasts in conjunction Barmy Army Meets, and what a guest it is to kick things off.

Knight of the Realm, England's greatest ever opening batsman and all round decent bloke, Sir Alistair Cook graces the podcast with his presence.

After a 25 minute chat with Greggy, Millard and Brooksy, The Chef answers YOUR questions that you sent in fully and comprehensively. 

If you would like to WATCH this podcast, you can on the Barmy Army YouTube channel. 

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