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Trescothick takes step backwards
By Will 2 years ago, mid-March, 3 Comments »
Update March 22, 2008
Trescothick retires from internationals
The news came through (or rather was beadily spotted by yours truly) at about 3am this morning that Marcus Trescothick had withdrawn from Somerset’s tour of UAE. He made it as far as the plane but it was decided, by him, that he should return home to be with his family.
It’s a desperate situation, and it now seems increasingly unlikely that he’ll ever play for England again. Such is the brilliance of the internet that when I told our man in New Zealand about the news, he broke it to England’s media man. Unsurprisingly it was brought up in the post-match press conference after the third day’s play in Wellington:
However, Paul Collingwood, speaking on behalf of the England team in New Zealand, said that Trescothick’s career should be the last thing on anyone’s mind right now. “It’s just really sad,” said Collingwood. “I think he should just forget about the cricket, to be honest. I just want Marcus to get himself right and forget about whether he is going to play for England again or to go away with Somerset.
“We just need to get him right, for his own sake really,” added Collingwood. “We can be very selfish and ask whether he will ever play for England again, but it doesn’t really matter because we need to get him right. All of our thoughts go out to him.”
Previous info on his “stress-related illness” here, here and here.
3 Comments »Banger’s back (albeit against Devon)
By Will 3 years ago, mid-April, 3 Comments »
In spite of Nasser Hussain’s bold insistence that Australia were “under the cosh for a lot of” today’s match against England, the end result was rather predictable. England did apply themselves well for portions of the match – specifically the partnership between Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen – but that one highlight alone is not enough to beat Australia, to win the World Cup or to prove England’s one-day ethic is nothing more than hit-and-hope. In fact, poke-and-pray might be more accurate.
All is not lost. You’ve no doubt heard by now that Marcus Trescothick made his return to cricket – albeit against a Devon attack more used to serving scones than yorkers – with a brutal 256 from 117 balls. This is a good thing.
The mystery surrounding his stress-related illness is still very much just that. No one knows for sure exactly what constitutes stress, nor why it happened, nor why he was apparently unfit to attend England’s Champions Trophy yet was fit to tour Australia a few weeks later. He lasted just two weeks which, given the horror show that eventuated, was probably just as well.
I desperately hope he returns, fighting fit, scoring banger tons again. Who knows? This lay-off he has had could relaunch his career, turning him from a good England player into a great.
3 Comments »What’s really wrong with Trescothick?
By Will 4 years ago, at the start of September, 39 Comments »
Update March 22, 2008
Trescothick retires from internationals
Update November 14 2006
He’s left the Ashes
Yesterday, England were granted a three-day extension to name their final squad of 14 for the Champions Trophy. And today’s news is that Marcus Trescothick has opted out.
He left England’s tour of India earlier this year due to a virus, although speculation was rife. But the medical reasons behind his latest omission are ambiguous at best:
A spokesman from Performance Healthcare, the specialists treating Trescothick, said: “After his return from the tour of India in March, Marcus sought specialist help for his ongoing symptoms. In addition to the deleterious effects of the acquired gastrointestinal infection on his health, it later became evident that he was also suffering from an underlying stress-related illness.
“He has been receiving specialist treatment, which has allowed him to resume his position in the England team. However, we believe that it would be premature for him to tour India in October. Rest is an important part of his treatment and he will need recovery time before the Ashes tour of Australia which begins in November.”
I hope he’s left alone and the media don’t hound him, although if he pulls out of the Ashes – please God no! – there’ll be no stopping them. All very confusing, and a huge blow to England’s fledgling one-day team.
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