Trescothick will collaborate closely with white-ball captain Jos Buttler, whom he knows well from their time together at Somerset.
Marcus Trescothick, a former England batter who will serve as the Three Lions’ acting head coach for the white-ball series against Australia at home next month, has stated that he has not determined whether he wants to be considered for this post in the long term. Trescothick is now one of the team’s assistant coaches, working with the Test squad for the ongoing Sri Lanka series. He will depart the squad during the third Test at The Oval to join the white-ball squads for the series, which begins September 11.
Mott’s recent retirement as England’s white-ball coach, following failure to defend both white-ball ICC titles, has created a vacancy in one of the most sought-after posts in international cricket, with a slew of former players and top coaches already being connected to the position by cricket media.
“I’d never considered it before, until today. I’m not thinking any farther than the end of the Australia series. “I’ve been very focused on what we’re doing here [with the Test team],” he stated, according to news sources.
“Plan your winter: we’re going to Pakistan, then New Zealand. I am so steeped in it that I haven’t really sat down and said, ‘okay, this is where I will attempt to go, this is what I will try to achieve’. I’m certainly looking forward to the opportunity. I’m genuinely looking forward to accomplishing this task. We’ll figure it out from there,” he continued.
The former English left-hander, who had never served as a head coach, expressed interest in the position. He was Somerset’s assistant coach for a year and a half after retiring in 2019, and he has been with England’s coaching staff since early 2021.
Trescothick will collaborate closely with white-ball captain Jos Buttler, whom he knows well from their time playing for Somerset. Buttler resumed to training this week after missing The Hundred due to a calf injury, and he might play for Lancashire in the T20 Blast quarterfinal against Sussex on September 4.
England’s series against Australia will begin just 24 hours after the planned end of the final Test match against Sri Lanka, resulting in different teams for both series.
“They have a busy schedule,” Trescothick explained. “The two series very closely overlap,” he mentioned.The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has yet to advertise the white-ball coach position that Mott left vacant. Kumar Sangakkara, a Sri Lankan great, and Andrew Flintoff, a former England all-rounder and current Northern Superchargers coach, are among the candidates for the position.
