Jonathan Trott’s second innings at the Gabba was among the worst I have seen from an England No 3 and the time has come for him to admit he has a problem against left-arm quick bowlers.
Trott does not need to confess to the media but he should go to the coaching staff and tell them he has an issue against that kind of bowling. You do not play shots like the ones he did on Saturday without something being seriously wrong in your mind.
For the first time in his career Trott is facing a question mark about how he is going to cope with a crisis. Ian Bell, Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen have gone through that sort of period in the past and emerged stronger. Trott can do the same but he has hard work ahead of him because his problem is against pace and that kind of issue is so hard to resolve.
Before we played Australia in 2005 I remember Marcus Trescothick openly admitted in the dressing room at Headingley that he had a problem playing Glenn McGrath. Two or three of the lads sniggered but everyone else said ‘we will help you out’.
All of a sudden everyone was behind him giving him advice. Two days later he went out and smashed a hundred in a one-day game.
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