Jonathan Trott

Jonathan Trott's arrival on the England scene was tense but historic. Born in Cape Town, Trott worked his way up to earn recognition. He scored heavily for Warwickshire and this helped him gain a place in the deciding fifth Test against Australia in the 2009 Ashes. It was a memorable debut as he helped England regain the Ashes.

Coming into bat in the first innings of the deciding fifth Test at the Oval, Trott batted with solidity and composed a decent 41. However, it was his knock of 119 in the second innings that put England on the path to Ashes glory. Trott became the 18th Englishman to score a century on debut and he has not looked back since.

His next assignment in South Africa proved to be much tougher. He sparkled in the ODI series by scoring 87 and 52*. England won an ODI series for the first time in South Africa. He scored 69 to ensure England escaped with a draw in the first Test at Centurion, but he had a torrid time in the remaining Tests and ended the tour with a poor average of 27.

Trott had an excellent home summer against Bangladesh and Pakistan in 2010. He scored 226 against Bangladesh at Lords and an awesome 184 against Pakistan at the same venue. At the same time, he continued to perform well in the ODIs as well. He reserved his best for the Aussies and he once again played a vital role when England toured Australia in 2010. His crowning moment was an unbeaten 168 at Melbourne to help England retain the Ashes in Australia.

He continued to score heavily in the ODI series that followed. He scored two centuries in the seven match series and carried his great form to the World Cup, where he scored five fifties in seven matches. He ended the tournament as the fourth highest run getter with 422 runs with an average of 60.

He carried on his great work with a superb 203 against Sri Lanka at Cardiff. His consistent performances has made him only the second player since Michael Hussey to average over 50 in both Tests and ODIs. He became the fastest player to reach 1000 runs in ODIs by achieving it in 21 matches. England's Wall has really been a pillar of strength for his team.

Since the series against Sri Lanka in 2012, Trott has somewhat struggled to have a good run in Tests. After that series he has played six series against West Indies, South Africa, New Zealand (home and away), India and Australia. He only averages over 50 once and that was against New Zealand. He has been found wanting against short pitched bowling and the bowlers have started targeting his rib area where he has been struggling.

The short ball bugbear has showed no signs of abating as the Warwickshire batsman was bounced out in both innings of the 2013-14 first Ashes Test at Brisbane. Burdered with a stress-related illness, Trott quit the Ashes after the Brisbane Test to focus on his recovery from a long standing condition.

Trott made a return to international cricket against West Indies in 2015 but had a miserable series averaging only 12 in three Tests. He decided that he was not at the level to play international cricket and announced his retirement soon after.

by Cricbuzz staff