Marcus Trescothick has revealed he wants to become England head coach permanently after learning to cope with his mental health issues.
Former England batter Trescothick, 48, is currently interim head coach of the men’s white ball during the West Indies tour before Test boss Brendon McCullum takes over the role across all formats from January.
Trescothick told the Mail on Sunday: “I used to think I wanted to be a head coach, but taking the reins for both series against Australia and here against the West Indies has confirmed to me that I would love the opportunity to do it at some point. indicate.
“I would love to have an opportunity, when the time comes.”
Trescothick’s international career was cut short at the age of 30 due to debilitating anxiety problems exacerbated by traveling away from home.
He has since called on more sports stars to speak out about their mental wellbeing issues and was appointed OBE in April for services to mental health.
When asked what had changed, Trescothick replied: “You find methods of understanding, then adapting, and then gradually working more and more with therapists, I was able to get to a point where I was able to say, “Okay, we” I’ve done this trip, what’s the springboard to do the next one, then this one and the one after that?
“I knew post-playing opportunities would mean more travel. The coach I want to be involves that.
England cricket chief executive Rob Key said the long-term aim was to have an England coach in charge of the senior men’s teams.
He told the Sunday Times: “We are trying to revamp coaching development. In English sport, due to the lack of options, you choose the best coach and often it is a foreign coach. We want it to be an English coach.
“Actually, Baz (McCullum) is the best form of coaching training because Marcus Trescothick, (England spin bowling coach) Jeetan Patel and (England coach) Paul Collingwood have developed more working with him than through any coaching course.”
James Anderson is another who worked in the organization as a fast bowling mentor after being hastened into retirement by Key, who admitted that England “had to give up” their wicket-taking record, but the hailed as “brilliant” in his training. role.
Key also said he hoped Jofra Archer could put his injuries behind him to become one of England’s “best ever bowlers”.
Archer returned to the white ball in the Caribbean after a series of elbow and back problems hampered his career in recent years.
Key said: “He has the potential to be one of our best bowlers ever and until someone from the medical team tells me otherwise, that’s what you’re looking for.
“He hasn’t had a setback in six months. We are all happy. Everything is going exactly as planned for Jofra.
“Can he play Tests next summer? I’m crossing all my fingers, yes.