Marcus Trescothick has been named England batting coach as part of four new appointments to the coaching set-up.
Former opener Trescothick – who scored over 10,000 international runs for England across the formats between 2000 and 2006, including 5.825 in 76 Tests – will take up his new role in mid-March after stepping down from his position as assistant coach at Somerset.
Ex-Gloucestershire seamer Jon Lewis has been named as bowling coach, while former New Zealand spinner Jeetan Patel has agreed a permanent position as spin-bowling coach after a number of short-term stints.
Lewis will leave his job as Young Lions head coach with that role reconfigured into an elite pathway coach and filled by former Yorkshire off-spinner Richard Dawson, who will depart his position as Gloucestershire head coach at the end of March.
Speaking on the appointments, ECB performance director Mo Bobat said: “Following an extensive recruitment process, I’m really excited about the calibre of the individuals that we’ve appointed into these specialist roles.
“Marcus, Jon and Jeetan have demonstrated their ability at the highest level and also show huge potential for the future. Working alongside Carl Hopkinson, our current elite fielding coach, we have the makings of a strong specialist coaching team, possessing a diverse range of experience.
“Over the last couple of years, we’ve been working to grow our pool of players that are ready to play for England. Achieving the type of depth that has enabled us to compete successfully across formats, both home and away.
“The elite coaches will play an important role in enhancing this depth further, helping us to sustain success over time. We want to be renowned and respected for the quality of our coaching.
“Working in conjunction with counties, they will have responsibility for developing and preparing current and next-in-line England players whilst also adding value to our England and Lions environments. In addition, they will support the development of our best Under 19 players through our Young Lions programme.
“Jon has done a fantastic job leading our Young Lions programme and England U19 team over the last couple of years. His change of role has provided the opportunity to look at that position with fresh eyes.
“Given the strength of applicants that we’ve had through the recruitment process, and the need for us to have an adaptable coaching workforce, I’m absolutely delighted that we’ve been able to appoint Richard Dawson as our elite pathway coach.
