The icoachcricket Podcast

Richard O’Sullivan: Game-based learning provides greater impact...

Introducing young players to cricket in a positive and engaging way is key to long-term participation and enjoyment. Richard O’Sullivan brings more than 30 years of gras

Martin Fairn: Mindset is a skill to develop, not a problem to fix...

The mental side of cricket is an increasingly important area of development, particularly for young players navigating the demands of the game. Martin Fairn has worked e

Paul Shaw: You’ve got to coach the individual in front of you...

Coaching in cricket has evolved dramatically over the past few decades. From the informal, experience-led approaches of the 1990s and early 2000s to today’s more structur

Sajid Mahmood: Some of the best batting coaches in the world are bowlers...

Sajid Mahmood enjoyed a successful career, representing England across all formats before moving into coaching. Now based at a West London school, he works closely with

John Abrahams: Every decision you make either comes off, or teaches you...

John Abrahams scored 13,560 runs for Lancashire between 1973 and 1988. After captaining Lancashire to List A success, John went on to spend more than 30 years in a range

Sara Begg: How do you make cricket more appealing than a gang?...

Sara Begg has coached across the globe, from community cricket in inner London to leading projects in emerging cricket nations, and is currently working in Brazil. She h

Pete Alway: To reach peak performance, we have to fly close to the sun...

Pete Alway is leading the research focusing on reducing injury risk, with specialist expertise in the biomechanics and physiology of pace bowling. As the ECB’s Research

Deep Dasgupta: Our job is to simplify a difficult game...

24 years ago, Deep Dasgupta was playing his final game behind the stumps for India. He is now balancing coaching in the UK with commentary in India. Deep takes time out

Andrew Griffiths: Skilful, adaptable, problem solvers...

Andrew Griffiths is Head of Pathway Coaching at Somerset CCC. The club has a rich history developing youngsters into top level first class cricketers. How do they do

Caroline Foster: Connecting with players...

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 respecte

Richard Johnson: It's very easy to coach people how you did it...

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

Ian Renshaw: Designing the environments...

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 h

Mark Garaway: The power of story telling...

Mark Garaway was part of Duncan Fletcher's coaching team exactly 20 years ago, when England Men's historic Ashes victory took place. He's since been working in county a

Kyle Hogg: I saw myself in some of those kids...

Kyle Hogg was a seam bowler for Lancashire, before retirement in 2014. Since then he's worked in the entertainment industry, and is now back in cricket. He had a spel

Martin Dighton: We need to redefine what coaching is...

Martin Dighton, Senior Coach Developer at UK Coaching, talks to The icoachcricket Podcast about communication skills, and the importance of listening. Martin explores n

Peter Sturgess: The power of play is disregarded at your peril...

Peter Sturgess is a foundation stage coaching guru in football having spent 17 years working at the FA. Based in Wigan, supports Walsall, set up the Derby County FC Centr

Iain Brunnschweiler: Connect before you correct...

Coach and coach developer, Iain Brunnschweiler has there are no shortage of stories From overseeing Shane Warne's strength and conditioning at Hampshire, Brunchy spent s

Carl Crowe: You have to stay fresh...

Carl Crowe spoke to the podcast from India, where he's currently working with the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. He explained what it's like workin

Charlotte Edwards: You're just learning constantly...

England Women Head Coach, Charlotte Edwards talks about her key learning experiences, her character as a player and coach, what she thinks is important for coaches workin

Jennifer Jackson-Tullett: It's always the person first...

Surrey's Head of Talent Pathway, Jennifer Jackson-Tullett, tells us about her coaching philosophy, the importance of working alongside a good team of coaches, and how a d