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| April 11, 2006 | Tuesday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 12, 1427 |
Virus forced Trescothick to miss Indian tour
LONDON, April 10: Marcus Trescothick broke his silence on Monday over his early departure from England's tour of India by saying he'd been forced to come home by a viral problem and the strains imposed by several years of non-stop international cricket.
In February, the opening batsman, flew back from India before the three-Test series and ongoing seven-match one-day campaign began for what England coach Duncan Fletcher said were ‘personal reasons’ although these were not disclosed.
However, Trescothick told Sky Sports that ill-health had been the primary factor in his early exit “The main reason was I picked up a bug while I was out there, in Bombay (Mumbai). It really hit me hard. I wasn't sleeping, I couldn't shake it off really,” Trescothick said.
“We moved on to Baroda and it just didn't really get any better, I couldn't eat too much, I wasn't really drinking.
“It just really took its toll on me and I just got to a point when I said 'I'm pretty fatigued here, I'm struggling to concentrate on my cricket ahead of a big Test match.
“I spoke to the people that needed to know and decided it was the right thing to come home,” the 30-year-old Somerset left-hander added.
But with England's first Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's just over a month away, Trescothick insisted he was eager to return to the fray.
“I'm itching to get back into it.” Nevertheless, he added his preparations for the current season had been hampered by his illness.
“The virus is a funny one - it's stuck with me for such a long time. Even still now, up to three weeks ago I was still getting relapses.
“If I trained too hard or came back too quick then it seemed to knock me back for a couple of days.”
However, the veteran of 69 Tests and 114 one-day internationals added a desire to spend more time with his family had also influenced his decision.
“Touring Pakistan and India are probably the hardest you can do, because it is not easy to take your family away to that part of the world.”—AFP
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