Trott leaves Ashes Tour
England batsman Jonathan Trott has left the Ashes tour of Australia with a stress-related illness, the England and Wales Cricket Board has announced.
Hoggard: Trott a 'big man' to admit he is struggling
Warwickshire's Jonathan Trott is out of the rest of the Ashes series in Australia. He flew home at the end of the first test in Brisbane, with what is being described as a long-term, stress-related illness.
Trott has been one of England's most important batsman in recent years, but he has come in for heavy criticism in Australia, getting just 19 runs in two innings as England collapsed to a 381 run defeat over the weekend.
He will be taking a break from the game, and the management at Warwickshire have said Trott has their full support. He also received the support today of former England players including the ex-Leicestershire captain Matthew Hoggard.
More top news
-
Twin boys with rare disease defy odds after surgery
Twin boys with a rare genetic condition have defied the odds after becoming the UK's first twin transplant patients.
-
Street preacher guilty of threatening behaviour
Krissoni Henderson called his victim a non-believer and a prostitute before branding police "disgusting" atheists.
-
Five people taken to hospital after acid spill
They were taken as a precaution, and residents are being advised to keep windows and doors closed as teams continue to clear the spill.