Why Trott does not deserve constant haunting from his Gabbatoir ghosts

Peter Hayter argues that England’s prolific former No.3 should not be defined by that failure in Brisbane

Had he been anywhere near, a sweep around Brisbane and its Gabbatoir in the build-up to the Test would surely have prompted some painful memories for Jonathan Trott.
There, in the claustrophobic practice area by the side of the ground were the nets where, last time England were here, Trott tried to prepare for the onslaught to come from Mitchell Johnson in the first Test of the 2013-14 series by turning up the speed on the bowling machine to 11 and where, in the...

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