Beard Liberation Front
30th June
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
Ben Stokes becomes first England cricket captain since Flintoff to have Beard Power
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has celebrated the appointment of Ben Stokes as England cricket captain for the forthcoming first Test against the West Indies..
He becomes the first England captain since former Beard of the Year Freddie Flintoff led England unsuccessfully in the 2006/7 Ashes.
Stokes replaces Joe Root temporarily as his partner is due to give birth to their baby.
Root is the latest in a line of England captains who have either been occasionally hirsute such as Alastair Cook or perpetually clean shaven such as Andrew Strauss and Michael Vaughan.
The campaigners say that facial hair can provide an important tactical advantage in men’s cricket in 2020 and Ben Stokes will be in a good position to beard the West Indies.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, Ben Stokes came close to being voted Beard of the Year in 2019 and he if successfully deploys his captain’s beard in the First Test he will be in a good place for a 2020 challenge.
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