Trescothick - tough winter schedule (Getty Images).
TRESCOTHICK NEEDS A BREAK
England opener Marcus Trescothick admits he needs a complete break from
cricket following a gruelling winter schedule.
The 27-year-old Somerset left-hander has been on the road since the middle of
September as England embarked on the Ashes series in Australia prior to the
ill-fated World Cup campaign.
Trescothick admits the whole experience has left him feeling drained and
lacking enthusiasm for the game.
He told The Mail On Sunday: "To be honest, I've had such a gut-full of
playing cricket over the last five months that I just want to get it out of my
system.
"The combination of all the things we went through over Zimbabwe, being away
for so long, not being able to get a break from the environment we were in and
my battles with my own form have left me demoralised and frustrated.
"I get so much enjoyment from the game and I love it so much, but, at the
moment, I've reached the stage where a bit of enthusiasm has gone - and that
scares me.
"I am experiencing something I never have before and I thought I never would.
I've stopped enjoying it."
After several weeks of debate, England refused to fulfil their World Cup
fixture against Zimbabwe in Harare because of concerns over safety, and
subsequently failed to reach the Super Six stage of the competition.
Trescothick believes England would have been among the contenders for the
title had they progressed, but maintains the decision not to play in Harare was
the right one.
He reflected: "In hindsight, forfeiting the points may have cost us a place
in the Super Sixes and we would have felt very confident of going further.
Bearing in mind how well we had competed against Australia, perhaps all the
way.
"But if you ask me, 'was that a price worth paying?', I would say without
hesitation, 'Yes'.
"You can't put a price on the kind of things we were hearing and reading. It
only takes one man with a grievance and a weapon and, at the end of the day,
there were far more important things at stake than playing a game of cricket."
Nasser Hussain resigned his one-day captaincy after the World Cup, and
Trescothick along with Yorkshire's Michael Vaughan have emerged as favourites to
succeed him.
Trescothick said: "Obviously I'd be delighted to have a go if asked - but to
be totally frank, it is the last thing I'm thinking about at the moment.
"I just want to get cricket out of my system, eat and drink so much I turn
into a fat b.....d and sleep for a year."
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