by Marcus Trescodick has revealed he wants to become England head coach on a permanent basis after learning to deal with his mental health issues.
Former England batsman Trescodick, 48, is currently acting as interim men’s white-ball head coach during the West Indies tour before Test boss Brendon McCullum takes over the role across all formats from January.
Trescodick told the Mail on Sunday: “I used to think I wanted to be a head coach, but taking the reins for the two series against Australia and here against the West Indies has confirmed to me that I would like the opportunity to do so.” Point.
“I would like to get an opportunity when the time comes.”
Trescodick’s international career was cut short at the age of 30 due to crippling anxiety problems, exacerbated by traveling away from home.
He has since urged more sports stars to speak openly about their mental health struggles and was made an OBE in April for his services to mental health.
When asked what has changed, Trescodick said: “You find ways to understand and cope, and then little by little I work more and more with therapists. I got to a point where I could say, ‘Okay, we.'” “After I’ve done this trip, what’s the stepping stone to the next one, and then this one, and the one after that?”
“I knew the opportunities after the game would mean more travel. The coach I want to be includes that.”
England’s cricket chief executive Rob Key said the long-term aim was to have an England coach for the men’s senior teams.
He told the Sunday Times: “We are trying to reshape coach development. In English sport, for lack of options, you choose the best coach and often that is a foreign coach. We want it to be an English coach.
“Actually, Baz (McCullum) is the best form of coaching education because Marcus Trescodick, (England spin bowling coach) Jeetan Patel and (England coach) Paul Collingwood have developed more from working with him than from any coaching course. “
James Anderson is another who has acted as a fast bowling mentor after being forced into retirement by Key, who admitted England needed to “move on” with their record wicket-taker but praised him as “brilliant” in his coaching role .
Key also said he was confident Jofra Archer could put his injury problems behind him and become one of England’s “best bowlers of all time”.
Archer has returned to 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 aiming for.”
“He hasn’t had a setback in six months. We are all happy. Everything is going exactly according to plan for Jofra.
“Can he play Tests next summer? I’m keeping my fingers crossed, yeah.”
