Marcus Trescothick leaves Somerset to join
England staffFormer opener cut England career short over travel anxietyMarcus Trescothick’s appointment as England’s new elite batting coach comes after the 45-year-old’s encouraging progress with the travel-related anxiety disorder that cut short his international playing career.
The former opener has ended a 30-year association with Somerset to work with batsmen at all levels, while similar full-time roles have gone to Jeetan Patel (spin bowling), Jon Lewis (seam bowling) and Richard Dawson (pathway, including England Under-19s and Lions).