Published: May 05, 2015, 03:33 AM (IST)
Edited: May 05, 2015, 05:51 AM (IST)
England batsman Jonathan Trott announced his retirement from international cricket on Monday. Trott made the announcement a day after the conclusion of the three-Test Wisden Trophy between West Indies and England, which was drawn 1-1.
The South Africa-born batsman, who returned to international cricket after his mid-series departure during Ashes 2013-14, had a poor run during the series, accumulating 72 runs from six innings at an average of 12. 59 of those runs came during the first innings of the second Test at Grenada, while Trott was dismissed for a duck thrice in the series.
The move garnered a lot of reactions on microblogging website Twitter from cricketers and fans alike. Following are some of the most popular tweets on Trott’s retirement:
It was emotional yesterday when Trotty told us. It was a pleasure playing with him. Such a huge part of our success. http://t.co/ojM7vXNiWs
— James Anderson (@jimmy9) May 4, 2015
Thank you for the memories @Trotty! pic.twitter.com/B7LlG4o3SS
— England Cricket (@ECB_cricket) May 4, 2015
You’ve literally left your mark on every test pitch around the world @Trotty A leg stump trench!! Well done on a great career mate #Trott
— Paul Collingwood (@Colly622) May 4, 2015
You can be so proud of your England career, @Trotty! It was an absolute pleasure batting at 4 behind you & batting with you! #runmachine
— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) May 4, 2015
Congrats @Trotty on a brilliant international career. You should be incredibly proud of everything you’ve achieved. Well done mate.
— Ashley Giles (@Gilo) May 4, 2015
Sad to hear of Trotty’s international retirement. A serious player with a hell of a lot to be proud of in test and odi cricket for England.
— Rikki Clarke (@RikkiClarke81) May 4, 2015
Well done @Trotty on a brilliant international career. Enjoyed my partnerships with you. Congrats #class
— Nick Compton (@thecompdog) May 4, 2015
My instant cure for English cricket: Root captain, Anderson VC, bring back KP, Hales in for Trott, Vaughan/Gillespie to run the team.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 4, 2015
Guess that is it for Trott. If it is I hope his achievements for England are given the credit that they richly deserve.
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) May 2, 2015
Trott rose to prominence in international cricket with a century on debut during the 2009 Ashes, scoring 119 during the second innings of the fifth and final Test at the Oval. In his eight-year international career, Trott appeared in 52 Tests and 68 One-Day Internationals (ODI) and seven Twenty20 Internationals (T20I). He amassed 3,835 Test and 2,819 ODI runs at averages of 44.08 and 51.25 respectively.
