Beard Liberation Front
media release 21st November
Contact keith flett 07803 167266
TEN BEARDS THAT HAVE INFLUENCED THE ASHES
‘I feel facial hair brings the best out of the players’ Merv Hughes March 2013
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has listed ten players whose beards have had a significant influence on Ashes contests as the 2025 Ashes series gets underway at Perth.
They range from the classic of WG Grace to the functional beard of Greg Chappell to greats like Ian Botham and Freddie Flintoff.
Not all of the players listed have full time beards, it is a question of deploying facial hair at precisely the right moment. Some are better known for moustaches but as with David Boon, Frederick Spofforth and Merv Hughes the line is sometimes crossed between a moustache and more significant facial hair
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said Merv Hughes was right. Facial hair adds gravitas to a players performance and the most hirsute side could have the edge in the 2025/6 Ashes contest
Ten Ashes beards
David Boon
Ian Botham
Mike Brearley
Greg Chappell
Freddie Flintoff
WG Grace
Merv Hughes
Moeen Ali
Ben Stokes
Frederick Spofforth
The BLF will Award the WG Grace Beard of the Ashes trophy to the most hirsute side at the end of the Fifth Test
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