England cricket coach Marcus Trescothick defends two players ahead of crunch New Zealand T20 clash

There have been calls for Harry Brook to come into the side, especially with the 50-over World Cup rapidly approaching.

Brook was omitted after Ben Stokes opted to perform a U-turn and reverse his ODI retirement.

Yet Trescothick has now defended Malan and Livingstone, insisting they've got what it takes to come good and silence their critics.

“When there is that element and the noise from outside the changing room is going on, of course you start to question (things) sometimes," he said.

"Especially if you are not playing well, but you deal with these anxieties and problems on many occasions.

“It is up to the individuals, with our help as coaches, to get the best out of them and to get them in the right frame of mind.

"That’s all you try and do, right?

“You can only keep going into the middle, keep going into the nets and doing the right things because eventually it falls back into place.

“These are challenging times and we know that.

"Selection always brings that little something but it is about pushing and to keep giving them that opportunity.

“That is what we will do from our point of view, support them as much as we can and give them every opportunity then leave the rest for either them to score runs or the selectors to do what they want to do after that.”

Trescothick also insists England will stick to their methods as they look to level the series with New Zealand.

And he believes Malan can bounce back after lasting just 11 balls at Edgbaston, having gone for a four-ball duck in the previous match at Old Trafford.

“We have been working at various times in the nets and opportunities when we do, talking about the fundamentals of what he does when he plays well and what he gets right," he continued.

“We won’t change that practice in what we’re trying to achieve, but it takes a bit of time.

“You know when you are going from not having batted much for the period the players have been in The Hundred, they need an innings, they need a score.

“Sometimes it is a journey, sometimes it is quickly but we will keep doing the same stuff and eventually it will click back into place.

"There is no doubt about it.”

On Livingstone, he added: "Before we know it, he will be back and playing a major part.

"He has played a decent amount of games, but he wouldn’t have batted a massive amount, so you still need that rhythm, timing and volume of balls you face.

"That’s what we will try between now and going into the World Cup to obviously get that volume up.

“The package Liam brings, the all-round cricketer we know he is and what we’ve seen in the past, let’s just give him that little bit of time.

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“We know what he can do. He can win you the game with the ball or win you the game in the field, or with the bat so let’s let it happen.”