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Jonathan Trott: a career in pictures

Jonathan Trott's England career could not have got off to a better start with a century at The Oval to help clinch the Ashes  Getty Images
Trott showed a great appetite for batting and made his highest Test score of 226 against Bangladesh at Lord's in 2010  PA Photos
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His 168 in Melbourne helped England win the Ashes on Australian soil for the first time in 24 years  Getty Images
His batting in one-day cricket was often derided but was a key component as England rose to the No. 1 ranking. He made his ODI best of 137 in Melbourne  Getty Images
Trott's second Test double-hundred, 203, came against Sri Lanka in Cardiff in May 2011. Trott was named Wisden, and ICC, Cricketer of the Year  Getty Images
He showed his technique could find success in different conditions with 143 in Nagpur in December 2012 as England claimed a famous series victory in India, their first since 1985  BCCI
New Zealand was another country where he found success, making 121 in Wellington in March 2013  Getty Images
Trott steered England to the Champions Trophy final in 2013, only for them to fall agonisingly short of a first global 50-over trophy  ICC/Getty
Terrorised by Mitchell Johnson, Trott was exposed against the short ball at the start of the 2013-14 Ashes and left the tour after the first Test in Brisbane, with what was diagnosed as a stress-related illness  Getty Images
After a break from the game, Trott came back strongly for Warwickshire and England Lions but a fairytale return to the Test arena proved beyond him  Getty Images
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