Jonathan Trott left the Ashes tour with a
stress-related illness only hours after England’s 381-run loss in the
first test on Sunday, a day after he was targeted for criticism by
Australian batsman David Warner.
The 32-year-old
Trott had batting failures in both innings, out for 10 and 9, and
exposed as being vulnerable to short-pitched bowling by Australian
paceman Mitchell Johnson.
England collapsed in both innings in Brisbane, dismissed for 136 and 179 in a comprehensive defeat.
Warner
used a news conference on Saturday evening to say the way Trott handled
the fiery bowling was “weak” and that the England batsmen had “scared
eyes.” The British press was also critical in post-match reports.
The
England Cricket Board on Monday issued a statement saying Trott would
take a break from cricket “for the foreseeable future.”
“I
don’t feel its right playing knowing well that I’m not 100 percent and I
cannot currently operate at the level I have done in the past,” Trott
said in a statement. “My priority now is to take a break from cricket so
that I can focus on my recovery.”
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