Trescothick Unsure of Role After Fleming Takes Over

Marcus Trescothick has ended his interim stint as England Test coach with a 3-0 series sweep of Pakistan, and says he does not yet know what part he will play once Stephen Fleming takes charge of the red-ball side.

Fleming is due in England within days. Trescothick moves straight across to Brendon McCullum's white-ball squad for the series against Sri Lanka, which starts on Sunday.

There’s another transition to happen with Stephen coming in to work with Joe Root and plan how they are going to move things forward.

Trescothick has been the senior English figure in the set-up for four and a half years. The rest of the coaching group are Kiwis and Australians: Tim Southee and Jeetan Patel work with the bowlers, Marcus North has just come in as national selector, and Mike Hussey has reportedly been approached by Fleming over a Test batting mentor role.

He said he expects more clarity within a couple of weeks and has already had informal conversations with Rob Key, the director of men's cricket, about what shape his role might take once Fleming, Key and McCullum sit down together. Asked whether he would rather stay on the white-ball side or return to Tests, he said he has a preference but would rather not name it in case it does not come to pass.

Sarah Taylor is the other English candidate under discussion, having drawn praise for her fielding work with the squad.

If Trescothick does stay on in some capacity, it would keep at least one home voice inside a set-up now dominated by New Zealanders and an Australian; if not, England's Test dressing room would run almost entirely on overseas coaching input under Fleming.