Jonathan Trott has dramatically left England's Ashes tour with a stress-related illness.
England team director Andy Flower revealed that the batsman has been struggling with the illness for some time and that he will now spend time with his family.
"Trotty has been suffering from a stress-related condition for quite a while," he told a press conference.
"He's always managed it very successfully and he's been a brilliant international batsman for England and hopefully will continue to be a brilliant international batsman for England in the future.
"But he needs time away from this environment for a while, he needs time with his family, he needs time to reassess and spend some time with his family.
"This isn't the type of environment for that type of rest and recuperation that he requires."
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