With regard to his touring difficulties, Trescothick stated " I wouldn't say I've put it to rest, but I've made a big step forward to putting it to rest.

His comeback to the County Championship continued with a 44-ball half-century against Middlesex on 19 April 2007, while in May he hit a career-best 284 against Northamptonshire, although Trescothick stated then that he did not feel ready for an international Test match position.

Of his 2007 season, Somerset director of cricket Brian Rose stated that Trescothick had made " terrific progress ".

Somerset's director of cricket Brian Rose, however, stated that he didn't " see the setback as a major problem " and that Trescothick would be able to play for Somerset in the following season, and " for many years " after.

His Under-19 team mates would often mock him for wearing an England blazer after his matches ; Trescothick would reply by saying that " it might be the closest I get to playing for England ".

Trescothick ended some speculation about his international career by announcing that he would like to be considered for a place in the national side in the future.

On 15 March 2008, Somerset announced that Trescothick had decided to pull out of the county's pre-season tour of the UAE after suffering a recurrence of his condition, leading many to speculate that, given this latest setback, it seemed increasing unlikely that Trescothick would represent England again.

I think over the next two or three years you'll see Marcus Trescothick performing wonderfully well in county cricket.

With Trescothick out for 41 a bit later to an attempted sweep off Symonds, England were suddenly looking down a hole after a fine start, and Andrew Strauss and Paul Collingwood slowed the scoring, to see England 111 for 5 with six overs to play.

Trescothick was an automatic choice for England between 2000 and 2006, before a stress-related illness threatened his career and forced him to pull out of the national squad.

However, Trescothick pulled himself out of the squad before the final confirmation date, stating that " am now clear that I should take more time to complete my recovery ".

Javed Omar was the pick of the batsmen, scoring 22 before being caught by Marcus Trescothick off the most accurate of the English bowlers, Simon Jones.

Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss then batted to tea with composure, taking the boundaries off Test debutant Shahadat Hossain in particular, and the pair made 70 runs before tea-meaning that England were only 38 off with ten wickets in hand after two sessions.

Trescothick made a 51-ball fifty, before taking Tapash apart in the fifteenth over, as England cruised to 128 for 0 after 15 overs.

In February, days before the start of the first A-Test between England and the West Indies, James Anderson ( along with batsmen Alastair Cook and Owais Shah ) was called up as an injury reinforcement to the England senior squad in India, after captain Michael Vaughan and fast bowler Simon Jones flew home with knee injuries and vice-captain Marcus Trescothick departed for undisclosed " personal " reasons.

They started positively, riding their luck and good favour with the umpires-a number of lbw appeals were turned down both before and after tea-as Strauss and Trescothick paired up for 80 for the first wicket before Strauss edged a classic pace-man's short-ball from Lee back into the bowler's waiting hands.

This was also helped by a fruitful partnership between Trescothick and Michael Vaughan, who added 137 before Trescothick was dismissed after lunch.

The English opening batsmen of Andrew Strauss and Marcus Trescothick began England's response, scoring 26 before lunch.

Boosted by no-balls from the seamers — a total of 18 before lunch — Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss made hay quickly, and enjoyed batting on a pitch which gave the bowlers no aid.

Trescothick made a 51-ball fifty, before taking Tapash apart in the fifteenth over, as England cruised to 128 for 0 after 15 overs.

There were many missed opportunities for Australia, who dropped Trescothick, Vaughan ( twice ) and Bell on the first day, which helped Trescothick and Vaughan to get a partnership of 137 before Trescothick was dismissed after lunch.

The English opening batsmen of Andrew Strauss and Marcus Trescothick began England's response, scoring 26 before lunch.

Boosted by no-balls from the seamers — a total of 18 before lunch — Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss made hay quickly, and enjoyed batting on a pitch which gave the bowlers no aid.

On 30 May 2010, Dorset played Somerset, which included international players such as Marcus Trescothick and Craig Kieswetter in a friendly Twenty20 fixture on the ground.

Since then, media speculation has continued as to a possible international return – however, Trescothick has repeatedly voiced his intent to remain in retirement, and has suffered recurrences of his condition in both 2008 and 2009 when Somerset toured abroad.

Returning once again to the international arena, Trescothick was included in the squad for the 2006 – 07 Ashes in Australia, and played in the first two tour matches against the Prime Minister's XI and New South Wales.

He has made only two international hundreds, 106 off 108 balls against South Africa at The Oval in 2003 ( when he shared an opening partnership of 200, an English record, with Marcus Trescothick ), and exactly 100 off 93 balls versus Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in 2004 / 05.

By the time the tour finally finished in early May, Clarke's international career looked in serious jeopardy, but he was given one more chance by injuries to Flintoff and Marcus Trescothick early in the summer of 2004.

Johnson's first taste of international cricket came during the 1992 – 93 Coca-Cola International Youth Cricket Challenge in South Africa, where he represented England Under-18s, alongside fellow future Test cricketers Marcus Trescothick and Vikram Solanki.

Marcus Trescothick used to play for the club.

When two higher-order batsmen ( usually these are the side's best batsmen ) are together, they are largely free to play to their own styles ( which may be quite different: Marcus Trescothick, an aggressive strokeplayer and Michael Atherton, a defensive stonewaller, enjoyed many successful opening partnerships for England ) although " rotating the strike " ( each allowing the other play to face the bowler regularly ) is encouraged, and communication when calling runs is an important part of any partnership.

Needing 211 to avoid an innings defeat, England got off to a nightmare start as they collapsed to 36 for 3 by the close of play, losing Marcus Trescothick LBW to Gillespie for a duck, Butcher LBW to Glenn McGrath shortly afterwards and finally Hussain clean bowled by Bichel.

Vaughan was an opening batsman and forged a successful England partnership with Marcus Trescothick, though he had often batted in the middle order for England.

Key made his Test match debut in the second Test against India in 2002, as a replacement for Marcus Trescothick, who had broken his thumb.

Trescothick is also an accomplished slip fielder and occasional right-handed medium pace bowler who has kept wicket for England in five ODIs, and deputised as England captain for two Test matches and ten ODIs.

Having played for the English U-19 cricket team against the West Indies in 1993, and Sri Lanka and India in 1994, Trescothick was named captain for the two Under-19 series against West Indies and South Africa in 1995.

Trescothick warms up at Taunton for Somerset County Cricket Club | Somerset, in June 2007

Trescothick was not as successful in domestic cricket in 1995, although there were still some highlights including an innings of 151 against Northamptonshire ( a third of his season's total ), and a hat-trick, including the wicket of century-maker Adam Gilchrist, for Somerset against Young Australia.

The following five years were mixed for Trescothick.

However, Trescothick was awarded the NBC Denis Compton Award for Somerset's most promising young county player in the 1996 and 1997 seasons.

Trescothick was named the Professional Cricketers ' Association Player of the Year for his performances for Somerset throughout 2000.

Although Trescothick scored 117 in the second Test, it was not enough for England to win the match.

The following tour of New Zealand was less successful for Trescothick, only once reaching double figures in a poor ODI series, coupled with an average Test match performance.

In October, Trescothick was one of 11 players awarded " central contracts " by the ECB, which compensate a player's county for their lack of domestic appearances.

Trescothick failed to excel in the 2003 World Cup as England failed to qualify for the knock-out stages.

Trescothick was a successful left-handed opening batsman for England for a number of years

Trescothick said, " The hardest thing for me has been the pitches.

Trescothick used the time to prepare for the following series in South Africa, even took up yoga in attempt to bolster his performances abroad.

Trescothick was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for his achievements in 2005, and was awarded an MBE in the 2006 New Year honours list with the rest of the English team.