• Shubman Shines, Smith's Promise & Bazball Breakdown!
    Jul 7 2025

    India beat England to win the second test - Adil Rashid & Dawid Malan react!


    Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Adil Rashid, Nubaid Haroon & special guest Dawid Malan. Beards meet cricket!


    In this episode the boys talk about India's newest star Shubman Gill and his batting dominance, the questions raised around Bazball and the promise of youngsters Jamie Smith and Shoaib Bashir.



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    00:00 Intro & did Mo get it wrong

    00:30 Shubman Gill MAGIC & how good can he be

    06:13 India captaincy pressures & England’s captaincy strategy

    07:19 Shubman’s captaincy vs Kohli’s & types of captains

    09:20 Smith’s style, uncle Rash & South Africans uncle trend

    13:45 Stokes’ captaincy under fire & media need to relax

    19:38 Does Bazball work?

    23:08 Is Bashir being unfairly treated? & social media abuse

    30:45 Have you ever prayed for rain & planning your career

    35:25 Did bowling or batting well win it for India



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    37 mins
  • Chris Woakes on England’s Golden Generation, ‘King’ Babar & World Cup Wins! Part Two
    Jul 6 2025

    Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Nubaid Haroon & special guest Chris Woakes. Beards meet cricket!


    In this episode, Chris talks about the golden generation, the big characters, THAT Babar Azam comment, winning World Cups his best moment with England.

    This is part two. Part one came out last Sunday so you can catch up on any platform of your choosing.


    Available on ALL podcast networks & YouTube!




    00:00 How Woakes got into the golden generation

    04:04 The Golden Generations mentality

    06:35 Where Rash ranks & his freakish talent

    08:20 The elite cricketers mentality ft Bairstow, Roy

    12:44 How the golden generation won the World Cups

    18:38 Importance of experience

    23:20 T20 WC for Woakes

    25:30 Winning both World Cups

    30:35 King Babar comment

    32:20 4 wickets in 4 for Mo & Woakes moment

    35:15 How Mo came back to playing in Ashes

    37:17 Best Ashes moment for Woakes

    38:22 What's next for Woakes

    39:48 Signing for Walsall Football Club & England's best footballers

    45:54 Quickfire including: Best batter Woakes has faced & 3 dream guests





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    50 mins
  • The Jofra Archer Hype Machine, Resting Bumrah & World Test XI Debate!
    Jul 3 2025

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


    In this episode, the boys debate the current best World Test XI, they deep dive into Jofra Archer’s potential impact, the loss of Bumrah for India and Mo chats about his experience working with England this week!


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    00:00 Rash sitting on a cushion & Nubaids height

    2:34 Woakesy feedback

    3:11 Mo ‘coaching’ England test team

    3:53 Meeting Shoaib Bashir & giving him advice

    5:30 Archer’s BACK, his X factor & his potential impact

    9:29 No Bumrah & India fans frustrated

    14:14 Who could step up for India

    15:25 The World Test XI debate

    16:30 Would the current best test XI beat the past teams

    18:58 Pant vs Gilchrist & Henry vs Cummins

    20:41 Predictions for second test

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    22 mins
  • Chris Woakes: The Nicest Man in Cricket & The Moment That Could’ve Killed Him! Part One
    Jun 29 2025

    Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Nubaid Haroon & special guest Chris Woakes. Beards meet cricket!

    In this episode, Chris talks about being the nicest man in cricket, his recently found love of facial hair, the moment that could’ve killed him, the tough years and the BIG key changes that led to his success. This is part one of a two part chat!


    Available on ALL podcast networks & YouTube!




    00:00 Introduction

    01:00 Beard & white haired Woakes

    05:34 Nicest man in cricket

    08:00 Magic of Joe Root & future young stars

    13:30 Woakes' temper

    17:00 What made THAT England team special

    22:00 Cricket humbling you & cut throat cricket

    25:00 Woakes' technique & the breakout Lions tour

    31:00 Watson smashing Chris & the dressing room of BIG dogs at England

    36:10 In & out of England team being mentally tough

    38:26 Mo and Woakes’ friendship

    40:10 Is Woakes always a nice guy?

    42:52 Hardest thing while playing for England during early years

    43:40 When Eoin Morgan became captain

    46:06 End of Part One







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    46 mins
  • Duckett 'Best In The World' & Is Bumrah the GOAT!? Moeen & Rash React!
    Jun 26 2025

    England beat India on the final day to win the first test - Moeen Ali & Adil Rashid react!


    Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and Nubaid Haroon. Beards meet cricket! In this BONUS episode, the boys discuss Ben Duckett's form, Jasprit Bumrah as the GOAT, the Headingley chaos and review the first test.


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    00:00 Intro & Mo vs Nubaid in fashion

    00:42 Mo’s shared record thats he doesn’t know about

    2:58 Is Duckett best all format batter in the world

    6:45 Why Headingley is special but a challenge & big 100 hitting

    13:07 Is Stokes a genius?

    16:58 Is Bumrah the GOAT? & how do you stop him?

    23:15 Indias bowing line up & Mo’s best moments vs India

    30:33 Rash getting recalled by England & why test is so tough

    38:02 What its like to get someone out for 99 & series predictions



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    42 mins
  • Who's The Better Fielder? Buttler, Dhoni or Morgs As Captain? Babar vs Kohli! Q&A
    Jun 22 2025

    Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and Nubaid Haroon. Beards meet cricket! In this episode, the boys answer YOUR questions...the GOAT skipper, Babar vs Kohli...cricket friends Tom Curran and Phil Salt have their questions answered and there's a mention of aliens existing - all along with the usual chaos!


    Available on ALL podcast networks & YouTube!


    00:00 - 00:20 Intro

    00:20 - 4:40 Who’s the worse fielder

    4:40 - 5:12 Phil Salts question

    5:12 - 6:38 Weirdest training technique/advice

    6:38 - 9:36 Easiest opponent & worst test loss

    9:36 - 11:50 Stokes, Dhoni, Morgan who’s the best captain

    11:50 - 18:34 Fave things to do outside of cricket + Rash’s natural tennis

    18:34 - 20:15 Stat padding vs smaller teams

    20:15 - 21:40 Babar vs Kohli & changing ODI;s

    21:40 - 23:10 New format of cricket on the way

    23:10 - 24:20 Hajj vs cricket

    24:20 - 27:26 Who would be the most expensive players

    27:26 - 34:23 Do aliens exist & would we go to the moon

    34:23 - 34:40 Outtro

    34:40- 36:03 Bloopers

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    36 mins
  • RASH IS BACK, What Kohli Said & Who Is England's Most Talented Player?!
    Jun 15 2025

    Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and Nubaid Haroon. Beards meet cricket! In this episode RASH RETURNS, the guys discuss Kohli's comments about Adil, Harry Brook as England captain, when Rash plans to retire, whether Mo and Nubaid can sneak in as gen z and the Ali cricketing family vs Rash's cricketing family.


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    00:00 - 01:00 Intro

    1:00 - 4:05 Rashy returns

    4:05 - 7:30 One tip or one bounce

    7:30 - 11:00 FAMILY HISTORY IN CRICKET

    11:00 - 13:30 Kohli vs Adil & Facing batters you can beat

    15:10 - 17:24 Mo vs Lyon & smart crickets

    19:00 - 21:47 Unc Rash or Gen Z Nubaid

    21:47 - 23:18 Harry Brook as captain

    23:18 - 31:56 Quickfire questions for Rash & when is he retiring

    31:56 - 32:23 Outro & When is Woakes dropping

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    32 mins
  • Ranking Best Test Batters, IPL Predictions Forfeit And Cricketers In The Family!
    Jun 1 2025

    Welcome back to your weekly episode of Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali and Nubaid Haroon (Rash couldn't make this one BUT studio shows are back next week). In this episode Moeen ranks the top four test cricket batters - Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Joe Root & Kane Williamson. Shoaib Bashir's form, England future and the value of matches against Zimbabwe gets questioned along with the Curran brothers and Mo and Rash's own family ties in cricket!


    Send us your questions and your conspiracy theories on beardbeforewicket@gmail.com.



    00:00 - 1:49 Mo’s returning home

    1:49 - 3:15 Sikander Raza

    3:15 - 4:00 Revisiting IPL Predictions

    4:00 - 4:55 Top Test Batsmen IN ORDER

    4:55 - 13:24 Ranking Kohli, Steve Smith, Joe Root, Kane Williamson

    13:24 - 19:39 Shoaib Bashir & pressure as a youngster

    19:39 - 20:57 Needing Crawley and Pope to do well

    20:57 - 24:22 Is Eng vs Zimbabwe even important? Resting ahead of Ashes

    24:22 - 25:55 Does cricket require less God given talent?

    25:55 - 28:16 Curran Family

    28:16 - 30:36 Mo and Rash’s family history in cricket


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    31 mins