Jonathon trott Weak/scared ????

[UK Fan]

there arent too many jobs that are as high stress and as in the public eye as being a cricketer. imagine being at a point where your career could be terminated at any point, depending on your performance. i know that would be extremely stressful.

not sure what to make of the "fake" mental illness reports, but i think i am more inclined to give someone the benefit of the doubt in these circumstances. calling them weak etc is the sort of mentality that belongs in the 70s.

I Believe the high stress attached to being a professional athlete was identified in the 2000s and thus sports psychologists are employed by professional sporting organisations to address this issue.

[bennymacca]

Still doesn't mean the stress isn't there anymore. But yeah they do have a lot of that support these days

[whufc]

Still doesn't mean the stress isn't there anymore. But yeah they do have a lot of that support these days

Yep they do get alot more 'free' support than the average joe who works a full time job and is trying to support a family on minimum wages

[heater31]

Didn't even last the first County Championship game before a 'relapse' http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/737793.html

Scored 37 & 26


Maybe it wasn't bullshit....

[Trader]

"He was struck twice by short balls from Chris Jordan in the second innings and then fell to a pull stroke off the same bowler. It was an innings that did nothing to refute those who suggest his problems have been born largely out of a struggle to play the short ball. "

[Booney]

"It may also raise questions about the ECB's handling of the affair. While Trott was full of praise for the compassion shown by Andy Flower, his team-mates and Hugh Morris at the time of his breakdown in Australia, the ECB's support has been less obvious since Trott returned to England.

It is understood that there has been little communication with the ECB and, in particular, the England team management and instead of the support that was promised, Trott has at times cut an isolated and forgotten figure."

That doesn't read well for an organisation that would claim to be professional in every sense. Poor form by the ECB if this is true.

[mighty_tiger_79]

also poor form for an organisation that has said that they would happily have him back in the national squad if his form warranted selection.

[heater31]

take 2....

Jonathan Trott set to relaunch comeback for Warwickshire at Edgbaston on Sunday

Should be lining up this evening our time for another attempt at a comeback.

33 years old I doubt he would ever get back into international cricket.