The departure from England's Ashes tour of depressed batsman Marcus Trescothick has evoked widespread sympathy among Australian sportsmen.
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.
The England opener had considered returning home for personal reasons
England scored 253 for three against Pakistan after two days of the first Test on Sunday.
"He is going home due to personal reasons," coach Duncan Fletcher said.
Somerset opener Marcus Trescothick was named English cricket's player of the year by his fellow professionals on Thursday after another prolific batting season. The former England batsman scored 2,934 runs in all cricket, including 1,817 first-class runs at an average of 75.70.
England opener Marcus Trescothick is happy he missed the tour to Zimbabwe because it allowed him to work on his game.
England were 111 without loss at the close of day 2 in reply to Bangladesh's first-innings total of 203 in the first Test.
Marcus Trescothick smashed 82 off 57 balls as England eased to a five-wicket victory over West Indies to win the seventh and final one-day international.
Bad light halted play with England on 184 for 3 on day 1 in the first Test against Zimbabwe.
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.
Chief selector Geoff Miller on Wednesday dismissed the possibility of Marcus Trescothick's return to the England team for the final Ashes Test against Australia after the Somerset batsman had hinted at coming out of his international retirement. Trescothick had quit international cricket last year following stress-related illness.
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.
The England opener reportedly left the Vadodara ground in tears before heading home
Gujarat Titans scored a resounding 38-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Ahmedabad on Friday, to move a step closer to the Indian Premier League play-offs.
Zak Crawley, Tom Hartley, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Gus Atkinson and assistant coach Marcus Trescothick met the Dalai Lama at his residence.
The England opener insists he is back to his best after a woeful Ashes winter.
England Test head coach Brendon McCullum will also take charge of their white-ball teams from January next year, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Tuesday.
England's batters have failed miserably in the World Cup and need to read situations better as the team looks to bounce back from the brink, says assistant coach Marcus Trescothick.
England will require more heroics from Ben Stokes if they are to pull off an unlikely victory
Set to achieve a major milestone of playing his 100th Test this week, England wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow dedicated the achievement to his cancer-survivor mother who has been his driving force and kept the family together through the difficult times.
Indian cricket team achieved an extraordinary victory on foreign soil by defeating a formidable England
Hope is the fourth West Indies batter to achieve this accomplishment
IMAGES from Day 4 of the fourth Ashes Test between England and Australia at Old Trafford in Manchester on Saturday.
Joe Root compiled his second straight century, an unbeaten 119, as England batted their way to a commanding position in the second Test against West Indies in Barbados on Wednesday.
Australia's pacemen Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins ripped out England's top order with a masterclass of textbook bowling to put their side in sight of a 2-0 Ashes lead on Saturday.
England's batting coach Marcus Trescothick was all praise for India's pacers after they shot out the home team for 183 on the opening day of the first Test, in Nottingham, on Wednesday.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 2nd Test between Pakistan and England in Multan on Sunday.
lot will be expected from former England opener Marcus Trescothick, who is embarking on his first overseas tour in three years after quitting cricket due to stress-related illness. Trescothick and Justin Langer have proved a lethal opening combo in the English domestic circuit and will be hoping to carry their form over to India.
Bairstow further credited their batting depth to play with freedom at the top.
The England left-arm spinner may not play in the first Ashes Test against Australia, coach Duncan Fletcher indicated.
Women cricketers Sara McGlashan and Sarah Taylor were also handed the honour.
