England confident in shock Trott call

ENGLAND are confident their surprise call-up of Warwickshire batsman Jonathan Trott for this week’s fourth Ashes Test will not backfire in a similar manner to last year’s shock selection for the Headingley Test.

Just 12 months ago, the selectors decided to choose Australian-born Nottinghamshire seamer Darren Pattinson for his one and only Test against South Africa and faced a storm of protest about his roots Down Under.

Although Pattinson claimed two wickets, his selection ahead of Durham’s Steve Harmison was regarded as a major mistake with England slumping to a 10-wicket defeat which contributed to them losing the series and forced the resignation of Michael Vaughan as captain.