By the standards of what has been a year of extremes, the past week has been among the better ones for Jonathan Trott. First a new contract with Warwickshire and now a call-up to tour this winter with the England Lions. ‘Back in May, as you know, my only focus was playing second-team cricket,’ he told me on Tuesday. ‘It just shows how quickly things can change in sport.’ Trott was buzzing and understandably so. But not because he sees a tour of South Africa as an opportunity to secure a spot for next year’s Ashes. ‘One step at a time,’ he insisted cheerfully.
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Jonathan Trott spoke with Sportsmail on Tuesday after the former England No 3 was selected to play for the Lions against South Africa
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The call-up follows his signing of a new contract with Warwickshire
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Trott admits it would have been 'easy for the ECB to discard me' after the batsman quit the 2013 Ashes series due to a 'stress-related illness'
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Sports psychiatrist Dr Steve Peters says Trott was suffering from 'situational anxiety' but the right-hander now has a more positive outlook
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He will also continue to consult with Dr Steve Peters, the leading sports psychiatrist who has played such an important role in @placeholder’s return to top-level cricket.