Trott Quits Ashes With Stress-Related Illness

Batsman Jonathan Trott has left the Ashes tour due to a stress-related illness, the England and Wales Cricket Board has announced.

The 32-year-old will play no further part in the tour and will take a break from cricket "for the foreseeable future," the ECB said in a statement.

Trott scored 19 runs in two innings during England's first test defeat by Australia in Brisbane.

He said: "I don't feel it is right that I'm playing knowing that I'm not 100% and I cannot currently operate at the level I have done in the past.

"My priority now is to take a break from cricket so that I can focus on my recovery. I want to wish my team mates all the very best for the remainder of the tour."

England Cricket managing director Hugh Morris said: "Jonathan Trott is an incredibly talented cricketer who has proven himself time and again for England.

Australia's David Warner said Trott's batting was 'poor' and 'weak'

"The cricket side of things is unimportant now, all that matters is that Jonathan is given the time, support and space he needs to recover.

"We fully support his decision to leave the tour and the ECB will provide all the assistance we can to help Jonathan and his family through this period." 

England's first Test batting performances were branded "poor and weak" by Australian opener David Warner, who singled out Trott for criticism.

After day three of the Test, he said: "It does look like they've got scared eyes at the moment. The way that Trotty got out today was pretty poor and pretty weak.

"Obviously there is a weakness there and we're probably on top of it at the moment."

England captain Alastair Cook and coach Andy Flowers both said Warner's comments were disrespectful, but Flowers insisted they had no impact on Trott's decision to leave the tour.

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