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Marcus Trescothick admitted England’s one-day international team were hampered by the domestic schedule after their 2-1 series defeat to the West Indies, extending their dreadful 50-over run to 13 defeats in 20.
The last time the domestic one-day competition was played between full teams was in 2019. Since then, the competition has been played during the Hundred. Ahead of the third ODI, Phil Salt said he would “love something like a domestic 50-over competition. I would love the opportunity to play in that so you can get the rhythm and it’s not always stop-start.”
Trescothick, who is interim white-ball head coach until Brendon McCullum takes over the role in January, said the domestic schedule was “not helping” England’s ODI team.
“You don’t get the volume of games that potential players would like to have and don’t really develop an understanding of the game. But you know why. This is the structure given to us.
“Of course we want more 50-over cricket one way or another. How to do this is not for me to try to find a solution.
The lack of domestic one-day cricket has forced England players to learn about the format on the international stage. Jordan Cox, England’s number 3 against the West Indies, had played only four professional one-day matches before. Dan Mousley, England’s number 7, had not played a single one-day match since 2021.
“There’s not a ton of experience on this current team right now,” Trescothick said. “Part of the reason we brought these kids in was to give them that experience.
“It’s not always going to be easy to still be involved, there’s not a huge amount to play at home and most white-ball cricket played around the world is now T20. It’s a challenge and we are aware of it.
“We know how important Test cricket is in England and having the domestic T20 competition or the hundred competitions that we have, they are vitally important to our game. How to find the right balance is really a challenge because the volume of international cricket and everything that surrounds it, it’s not easy to do. For the higher powers, trying to balance this structure and get it right, that’s something they need to look at, but it’s not going to be easy.
Adil Rashid, England’s No.10 in Barbados, has scored more ODI runs than any other member of the current squad, highlighting the lack of experience.
England’s next ODI series, the three matches in India in February, will see the team return to full strength. The series is part of England’s preparation for the Champions Trophy, which begins on February 19.
With Jofra Archer taking just one wicket for 115 runs in the Caribbean series, Trescothick said England were delighted that he was fit to play all three matches.
“We wanted to take him through these three games and see how he was doing. He did really well. So we’re really happy with the progress he’s making. They can probably then move on to whatever the next step is, but I think it’s important to finish these three games.
