Jonathan Trott: I'm available to make England return
Tuesday 16 September 2014 23:21, UK
Warwickshire batsman Jonathan Trott says he is ready for an England recall.
Trott left the Ashes tour last year after the first Test in Brisbane due to a stress-related illness and has not played internationally since.
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After a recurrence of the problem in April forced him to take another break from the game, his domestic comeback in June has proved something of a success with four centuries - two each in the County Championship and Royal London One-Day Cup.
He was not awarded a central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board but is open to a return.
"The ECB and I have had our final get-together. I've been signed off by the ECB," said Trott, who has played 49 Tests.
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"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've been available a while, for the last month or two, I suppose, in terms of selection and I'm enjoying my cricket.
"I've been feeling good for a while now. It's been great going back to Warwickshire. The last couple of months with Warwickshire have been fantastic."
While Gary Ballance has made the No 3 spot in Tests his own, that position has proved harder to fill in the one-day international side, where Trott averages 51.25 in 68 matches.
Yet his immediate focus is with Warwickshire, who face Durham in the One-Day Cup final at Lord's, where victory would seal a limited-overs double, with the Bears having already lifted the NatWest T20 Blast this year.
"I'm doing my best to play as much good cricket as I have got left in me and to win stuff for the team," Trott added.
"We've got a big final on Saturday, then another game against Durham, which is important, which we may have to win to stay second (in the championship)."
