Trescothick eyes 'opportunity' of England white-ball job

Marcus Trescothick says he is looking guardant to nan “opportunity” of pushing his lawsuit to beryllium England’s adjacent white-ball caput coach.

Former batter Trescothick, adjunct coach of nan Test side, will return impermanent complaint for nan limited-overs bid against Australia adjacent period aft Matthew Mott near successful July.

Asked if he wants nan occupation full-time, nan 48-year-old did not contradict an liking successful nan post.

"It’s not thing I ever thought astir before, until I sewage this opportunity now," he said.

"I’m not needfully reasoning immoderate further up than nan extremity of nan Australia series.

"I’m really excited astir doing nan job. We’ll activity it retired a small spot much from there."

England will sanction a squad connected Monday for nan 3 T20s and 5 one-day internationals against Australia.

There is apt to beryllium a number of caller faces aft nan disappointing 50-over and T20 World Cup defences of nan past year. With nan first T20 opening nan time aft nan 3rd Test against Sri Lanka is owed to finish, players successful nan Test broadside will besides miss astatine slightest portion of nan Australia series.

England divided nan caput coach positions successful 2022 and Trescothick is adjunct to Test caput coach Brendon McCullum. Given nan congested and overlapping quality of England’s schedule, he would beryllium improbable to beryllium capable to harvester roles pinch nan Test and white-ball teams.

"I’ve been very overmuch focussed connected nan occupation we’re doing here," said Trescothick, an opener who played 76 Tests, 123 one-day internationals and 3 T20s for England.

"You scheme your winter. We’ve sewage Tests successful Pakistan, past New Zealand, truthful I’m truthful ingrained successful that astatine nan moment. I’ve not really sat down and said ‘right, this is wherever I’ll effort to go, this is what I’ll effort to do’."

On nan white-ball job, he said: "I’m looking guardant to nan opportunity, for sure."

England person begun nan process to find Mott’s full-time replacement, moving alongside a recruitment firm. They recreation to nan West Indies for a white-ball bid successful November, preparing for nan Champions Trophy successful Pakistan adjacent year, but location is not thought to beryllium a timescale connected nan hunt for a caller coach.

Kumar Sangakkara, nan erstwhile Sri Lanka batter who now lives successful Dorset and has worked alongside England skipper Jos Buttler astatine nan Indian Premier League, has called nan occupation "an breathtaking prospect".

Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who has worked pinch nan white-ball squad arsenic a advisor connected a casual basis, including astatine nan T20 World Cup successful nan Caribbean successful July, will not beryllium pinch nan squad for nan Australia series.

However, England person not ended their relation pinch Flintoff, who is simply a adjacent friend of managing head Rob Key. He could beryllium utilized successful different roles successful nan future.

One subordinate successful statement for call-up to nan white-ball squad is wicketkeeper Jamie Smith, who continued an awesome commencement to his Test profession pinch 72 not retired connected nan 2nd day of nan bid opener against Sri Lanka astatine Emirates Old Trafford.

Smith, 24, helped nan location broadside to 259-6, a lead of 23 runs, connected a Thursday truncated by nan Manchester weather.

"He conscionable seems very suited to playing world cricket," said Trescothick.

"Whether he plays immoderate of aliases each of nan Australia series, I don’t know. We’ll hold and spot and activity retired what squad we’re going to pick."