Somerset batsman Marcus Trescothick will miss the remaining matches of the Champions League Twenty20 and return back to England following recurrence of a stress-related illness. The left-hander had long suffered from a stress-related illness and had to pull out of England's 2006 tours to India and Australia.
Somerset batsman Marcus Trescothick announced his retirement from international cricket with England due to health problems on Saturday. The 32-year-old has not played international cricket since withdrawing from tours to India and Australia in 2006 due to the illness, which he described last September as stress related.
The former England batsman, in his autobiography, has admitted he was suffering so much he believed he was dying and even considered self-harming.
Former England batsman Marcus Trescothick has revealed that he was on the verge of harming himself at one stage because of the depressions that curtailed his international cricket career.
Former England opening batsman Marcus Trescothick has withdrawn from his county side's pre-season tour of the United Arab Emirates after the recurrence of a stress-related illness, the club said on Saturday. The 32-year-old has not played for England since withdrawing from tours to India and Australia in 2006 due to the illness, which he described last September as stress related.
As the winning run was hit, skipper Ganguly took his shirt off at the balcony of Lord's Cricket Ground to celebrate in style.
The departure from England's Ashes tour of depressed batsman Marcus Trescothick has evoked widespread sympathy among Australian sportsmen.
Opening batsman Marcus Trescothick has made himself unavailable for England's winter programme while he recovers from a stress-related illness, the ECB said on Wednesday.
Opener Marcus Trescothick and uncapped duo Mark Pettini and Luke Wright were named on Wednesday in England's 30-man provisional squad for the first world Twenty20 tournament in South Africa this September.
He never shared what kind of mental trauma he coped with when he shunned the game but now former England opener Marcus Trescothick has revealed all which forced him to abandon his side's 2006 India tour midway. Trescothick said he suffered from a major breakdown on the tour while captaining England and was compelled to leave.
Ian Bell is ready to support England captain Kevin Pietersen by taking on added responsibility as one of the more senior players in the team, the batsman said. Bell, a veteran of 43 Tests, told Reuters that after the exit of experienced players such as Marcus Trescothick, Ashley Giles and Matthew Hoggard it was time for him to be recognised as an elder statesman.
The England opener has suffered a recurrence of the stress-related illness which led to him returning home from England's tour of India.
Michael Vaughan backed the decision by former team mate Marcus Trescothick to withdraw from the winter tours saying on Thursday the opener could have endangered his England career by returning too soon.
Former England batsman Marcus Trescothick woke up in a cold sweat this week at the thought of a possible recall for the final Ashes Test against Australia at the Oval, he said on Thursday. Trescothick has been touted for a possible recall at the Oval next week, with the series poised at 1-1, but he dismissed the idea.
Retired England batsman Marcus Trescothick says he could have considered returning to play a one-off Ashes Test if he had been given the option by the authorities.
Team India discard Zaheer Khan continues to sizzle in county cricket.
The India discard produced an incisive spell of fast bowling to give Worcestershire with a terrific start against Somerset in a County Championship.
"Here we are missing four key players and still have done well against India," the swashbuckling batsman added.
"He is going home due to personal reasons," coach Duncan Fletcher said.
The England captain will sit out of the three-day tour match against Board President's XI due to recurrence of a knee injury
The England left-arm spinner may not play in the first Ashes Test against Australia, coach Duncan Fletcher indicated.
Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan will be badly missed in the first Test in Pakistan, where England have won just two out of 21 Tests.
The England selectors have appointed Trescothick as captain for the first Test in Vaughan's absence.
England scored 271 for 9 against Pakistan in the third ODI after Shoaib Akhtar struck with the first ball.
The England opener reportedly left the Vadodara ground in tears before heading home
Trescothick has flown back home while Vaughan is nursing a sore knee.
Pakistan produced a fine bowling performance to restrict England to 248 for six despite a battling 71 from Paul Collingwood on the first day of the third Test on Tuesday.
Irish-born batsman Ed Joyce has been called into the England Ashes squad for Marcus Trescothick.
The England opener had considered returning home for personal reasons
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