Trott, the rock and the hard face
England's dependable No. 3 talks about his image in the press and tucking into Australia again
ESPNcricinfo staff
01-Mar-2013
Consistently underrated or rightly criticised for not being able to entertain as modern audiences demand? Either or, Jonathan Trott isn't bothered and just goes out and scores runs his way. And he's scored a lot of them since his England debut in 2009. Phil Walker in All Out Cricket talks to Trott ahead of the India tour and again in the New Year with Trott's favourite opposition a few months away.
He may harbour doubts, unnecessary ones, about his standing with "the people". But in an Ashes year, where Trott will expect to add more centuries to the three from six he already has against Australia, no one in their right mind would rather see another man walk out at No.3. "The most important thing," he says, "is the respect of your teammates. You don't really care what the press say. When you go out to bat and look around that changing room do you have the full faith of the people in it?