Chris Woakes: The Nicest Man in Cricket & The Moment That Could’ve Killed Him! Part One

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.