Marcus Trescothick negotiated limits on his time away from home as part of his deal

Marcus Trescothick negotiated limits on his time away from home as part of the deal that led to him being appointed England’s elite batting coach.

Trescothick, 45, terminated his international career as a player prematurely due to a debilitating mental illness that deepened when he was overseas.

But he remained the ECB’s first choice for this role – as reported by Sportsmail last November – and was confirmed in it two years after previous incumbent Mark Ramprakash was sacked, on the basis that touring would be limited.

Former player Marcus Trescothick (above) was appointed England’s elite batting coach

He has been abroad with England on a consultancy basis in recent times and only misses the white-ball leg of the current tour of India following the death of his father-in-law.

‘It’s an ongoing process for me. I’ve gradually built it from a couple of days in Spain, then went to Spain for a week, then did two weeks in Abu Dhabi. Gradually cutting my teeth on it just to get more confident,’ Trescothick revealed.

‘Every trip that I do, the more I realise how much I enjoyed the touring life. But that’s not to say I’m ready to jump back in and do six weeks or two months or three months away. That’s not what I’m ready for yet. And we’ve discussed that. I said to them three, four, five weeks, I’m open to all that.

The former batsman negotiated limits on his time away from home as a part of his deal

He ended his international career due to a mental illness that deepened when he was overseas

‘It’s gradually getting easier for me, my kids are growing up, less dependent on me and I’ve grown more and more confident to deal with it.’

Trescothick severed a 30-year association with Somerset, where he was assistant coach, to join England’s backroom team. In addition to work with the full international side, he will be involved with the development of England Lions and Under-19 players.

In addition to the 76-cap Test batsman, the ECB also announced the permanent additions of Jon Lewis and Jeetan Patel as pace and spin bowling coaches respectively.

Meanwhile, Richard Dawson has left Gloucestershire to take up the new ECB position of elite pathway coach in a re-structure triggered by Lewis’ promotion from head coach of the England Young Lions.