Barney Rubble
International Coach
Whatever reservations people may have about his technique, what a masterstroke it was for Duncan Fletcher to throw him into international cricket on the back of one innings he saw against Glamorgan when he was coaching them.
There can't be many less likely candidates for international success - if someone had told you in the week before he was first picked that Marcus Trescothick would end up with almot 5000 Test runs at 45 in 61 Tests (and 1 Test wicket, that of Sanath Jayasuriya no less ) five years later, you'd never have believed them, would you? A round of applause for Mr Fletcher, and congratulations to Tresothick on having the confidence and the perseverance to establish himself in the way that he has. Hope he does well this summer.
There can't be many less likely candidates for international success - if someone had told you in the week before he was first picked that Marcus Trescothick would end up with almot 5000 Test runs at 45 in 61 Tests (and 1 Test wicket, that of Sanath Jayasuriya no less ) five years later, you'd never have believed them, would you? A round of applause for Mr Fletcher, and congratulations to Tresothick on having the confidence and the perseverance to establish himself in the way that he has. Hope he does well this summer.