Marcus Trescothick calls for more 50-over matches in the domestic format after England lose 2-1 series

By Sandy Verma On Nov 8, 2024

Bridgetown�ब्रिजटाउन: Marcus Trescothick believes the List A domestic structure in its current state is not assisting England's new age white-ball players. With an inexperienced lineup, England lost their third series since the conclusion of the T20 World Cup. England faltered on their Caribbean tour and lost the series 2–1.

Since their ODI series overlapped with the Test series against Pakistan, many top stars were missing from the lineup. Jordan Cox was sent to bat at number three despite only four List A appearances to his name. While 23-year-old Dan Mousley had not played a single 50-over game in more than three years before his debut.

Trescothick spoke about the impact the lack of 50-over cricket is having on youth development and was quoted by ESPNcricinfo as saying, “But you know why it's there, and that's the structure we have to play under. “It's been said, and we're going to take full advantage of it and make it work as best we can.” He said, “I wouldn't speak against any other competition. But of course, we want more 50-over cricket somehow. How do we do that? It's not in my hands to try and do the job. ”

Earlier this week, Phil Salt, who scored 74 in the final ODI, called for youngsters to be given more ODI opportunities in England's domestic setup. “I don't think there are many players in this team that you can look at and say, 'Oh they are doing a great job right now'. That's the reality of it because we haven't played a lot of 50-over cricket. I don't like domestic 50-over cricket. Would love something like competition. I would love the opportunity to play so you can get a rhythm, and it's not always intermittent,” Salt said.

He said, “I don't think there are too many people who can just come back and do that after not playing for a while. I know I haven't had the most successful time in 50-over cricket and I'm really down on myself. I haven't been able to do it justice, but the more opportunities I get to play it, the better I will get. That's the main thing.” Trescothick acknowledged the challenges associated with bringing 50-over cricket into the domestic setup, which has primarily focused on T20 cricket.

“It's really challenging. We know how important Test cricket is in England and obviously having the domestic T20 competition and the Hundred is very important to our game. How do we get this balance right? There are powers to be seen, but it's not going to be easy,” Trescothick said.

He said, “There is not a lot of experience in the current team at the moment. Of course, it is not so. But one of the reasons for bringing in youngsters was to give them experience. It is not always easy to teach them the game. Not too much to play at home. And it's mostly white-ball cricket around the world now, so it's a challenge, and we're aware of that.” (ANI)