Published: Sep 17, 2014, 05:14 AM (IST)
Edited: Sep 17, 2014, 05:14 AM (IST)
Sep 16, 2014
Right-handed batsman Jonathan Trott announced on Wednesday that he is ready for England recall. Trott, who flew back home during the Ashes Down Under suffering from stress-related issues, was recently cleared by England’s medical for national selection.
Trott told BBC, “The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and I have had our final get-together and I have been signed off by the ECB. Whatever comes along with regards to selection, maybe. I’m not putting too much pressure on myself.
“There’s been some challenging times. Some tough times. But I have been available a while, for the last month or two, I suppose, in terms of selection, and I am enjoying my cricket. I have been feeling good for a while now. It has been great going back to Warwickshire. The last couple of months with Warwickshire have been fantastic,” Trott added.
The batsman made a First-Class comeback earlier this year, at the start of the current season for Warwickshire before being forced to take another break after suffering a recurrence of the problem.
The South Africa-born batsman returned for a second time in June and, after making runs in the Bears’ second XI, Trott is finding form in the first team. Trott was quoted by the Birmingham Post, “There are similar cases [to mine] in cricket and that is why we have the PCA and that is why I am having the PCA Benevolent Fund as one of my charities. The fund is there to help people pick themselves up, it’s a fantastic thing.”
