20 years ago Caroline Foster was opening the batting for England.

10 years ago she was doing the ECB Level 4 coaching qualification..

Now she's one of the most respected coaches in the south west and working at a school in Taunton, with women's Hundred teams and in the boy's and girl's Pathway.

She's taken time out to talk to The icoachcricket Podcast about her work, her beliefs and how coaching is moving forwards....

Richard Johnson has been coaching for the last 18 years.

After a very successful time playing for England, Somerset and Middlesex, he's been coaching bowlers at Surrey and Middlesex.

He finished his role as Head Coach at Middlesex during last season.

He's been telling Tim Dellor about what he looks for when coaching young seam bowlers, what he thinks will happen in the Ashes, and what it's like to be sacked from a high profile coaching role.

Ian Renshaw is widely regarded as one of the leading authorities in skill adaptability and coaching.

Based in Brisbane and dad of Australian batter Matt Renshaw, he's honed his skills coaching his son, researching at universities, and working around the world over 40 years.

Ian has just released a book summarising his coaching beliefs. He's been sharing his thoughts on communication, constraints-led coaching and a whole range of other key issues.