Asked if the lack of domestic 50-over cricket was hampering England’s young players, Trescothick said: “Well, it doesn’t help because you don’t get the volume of games that the players would like to play and you don’t get really get an understanding of the game.
“But you know why it is that way and that’s the structure we’ve been given to play with, and we’re going to control it and make it work as much as we can.”
“I’m not going to speak against any other competition,” Trescothick said, referring to the One-Day Cup clash with the Hundred. “But of course, somehow we would want more 50-over cricket. How do we do it? It’s not for me to try to figure it out.”
“I don’t think there are many people who can just come in and do it after not playing for a while. I know I haven’t had the best time in 50-over cricket and I haven’t really done myself justice, but the more opportunities I get to play it, I’d better do it.
It is unclear what additional List A opportunities for England players might look like, with the only realistic option being a dramatic restructuring of the English domestic calendar.
“It’s really a challenge,” Trescothick said. “We know how important Test cricket is in England and obviously having the domestic T20 competition and the Hundred is vitally important to our game.
“How do we achieve that balance? That’s for the powers above to examine, but it’s not going to be easy.
“There’s not a huge amount of experience in this current team right now. Of course there isn’t. But part of the reason for bringing in that youth was to give them experience. It’s not always going to be easy to get them games.
“There’s not much to play at home, and most of the white-ball cricket played around the world now is T20. So it’s a challenge, and we’re aware of that.”
The Bajan-born bowler only took one wicket in the entire series, but Trescothick was pleased with his efforts as England look to potentially get Archer back into Test cricket with the visit of India in the summer, ahead of a series of Ashes away from home next year.
“He’s done very well,” Trescothick said. “We’re really pleased with the progress he’s making. He can probably move on to the next step, whatever that may be. I think getting through these three games is important.”
