Trescothick keen on future England head coach role
Marcus Trescothick has expressed his interest in becoming England head coach in the future.
The former England batter has been the Test side’s assistant coach and became interim white-ball coach after Matthew Mott’s departure in July.
Trescothick has since coached the limited-over side in the series against Australia and the tour of West Indies, with Brendon McCullum assuming charge across all formats from January.
“Previously, I thought I wanted to be a head coach, but taking the reins for the two series has confirmed to me that I would like the opportunity to do it at some point,” he told the Mail on Sunday.
“I am very invested in the job I am doing at the moment, so it’s not going to be imminent. But down the line, as and when things move around, it is something I would be very open to.
“It’s a good goal to have. Doing this job has given me a taster and a belief that I can go on to bigger things.”
Trescothick called time on his England career in 2008 after battling with depression and anxiety, withdrawing from overseas tours against India and Australia in 2006.
The 49-year-old retired from cricket in 2019 and has been part of the England coaching set-up since 2021.
Speaking during the West Indies tour, Trescothick said he has learned to manage his mental health struggles.
“You find methods of understanding and then coping, and then gradually working more and more with therapists I’ve been able to get to a point where I’ve been able to say: ‘OK, we’ve done that trip, what’s the stepping stone to doing the next one, and then that one and the one after that?'” the former Somerset opener said.
“I knew opportunities post-playing would mean more travelling. The coach that I want to be involves that.”
New Zealander McCullum has a contract with England until the end of 2027 with Rob Key, the managing director of England men’s cricket, keen to have an English coach in charge of the side in the long run.
Meanwhile, England have announced assistant coaches Carl Hopkinson and Richard Dawson will leave their roles at the end of the current tour of the West Indies.
Hopkinson has been in the England set-up since 2018, during which they won the 50-over World Cup in 2019 and the T20 World Cup in 2022, with former England spinner Dawson also part of the coaching team for the latter.
They leave as part of changes to the coaching structure before McCullum takes over. It’s not clear if they will be replaced given McCullum likes to work with a slimmed-down coaching set-up.
