Marcus Trescodick has expressed his interest in becoming England head coach in the future.
The former England batsman was assistant coach of the Test team and became interim white-ball coach following the departure of Matthew Mott in July.
Trescodick has since coached the limited-overs side alongside Brendon McCullum in the series against Australia and the tour of the West Indies assuming a fee for all formats from January.
“I used to think I wanted to be a head coach, but when I took the reins for the two series it was confirmed to me that I would like the opportunity to do that at some point,” he told the Mail on Sunday.
“I'm very invested in the job I'm doing at the moment, so it won't be imminent. But down the line, if things change, I would be very open to it.”
“It's a good goal. This job gave me a taste and belief that I can move on to bigger things.”
Trescodick ended his England career in 2008 after struggling with depression and anxiety and withdrew from international rounds against India and Australia in 2006.
The 49-year-old retired from cricket in 2019 and was part of the England coaching team Construction since 2021.
During the West Indies tour, Trescodick said he learned to deal with his mental health issues.
“You find methods to understand and then to cope, and then little by little I work more and more with therapists. I got to a point where I could say, 'Okay, we did this trip, what is it?' Springboard for the next one and then this one and the one after that?'” said the former Somerset opener.
“I knew the opportunities after the game would mean more travel. The coach I want to be brings that with me.”
New Zealander McCullum has a contract with England until the end of 2027, with Rob Key, the chief executive of England men's cricket, keen to have an English coach for the team in the long term.
Meanwhile, England have announced that assistant coaches Carl Hopkinson and Richard Dawson will step down from their roles at the end of the current tour of the West Indies.
Hopkinson has been in the England squad since 2018, which saw them win the 50-over World Cup in 2019 and the T20 World Cup in 2022, with former England spinner Dawson also part of the latter's coaching team.
They are leaving as part of changes to the coaching structure before McCullum takes over. It is not clear whether they will be replaced as McCullum likes to work with a slimmed down coaching structure.