England batsman Jonathan Trott quits Ashes tour England's Jonathan Trott has quit the Ashes tour with a stress-related illness. JONATHAN Trott has left England's Ashes tour due to a "stress-related illness." The batsman has struggled against Australia's short-pitched bowling and came under fire from David Warner in a press conference during the first Test at the Gabba, the Australian batsman suggesting Trott had fear in his eyes at the crease. "I don't feel it is right that I'm playing knowing that I'm not 100% and I cannot currently operate at the level I have done in the past," said Trott via Twitter. My priority now is to take a break from cricket so that I can focus on my recovery. I want to wish my teammates all the very best for the remainder of the tour. The England Cricket Board said Trott would will take a break from cricket and his return to cricket would be determined "in due course." Hugh Morris, managing director of England Cricket, said Trott needed time, support and space to recover. "The cricket side of things is unimportant now," Morris said. We fully support his decision to leave the tour and the ECB will provide all the assistance we can to help Jonathan and his family through this period. Jonathan has asked for privacy while he recovers and I would urge everyone to respect that. Warner said he saw fear in the Trott's eyes when he was facing short-pitched fast bowling but seemed to back away from the comments today. "I made those comments for a reason," he said at Brisbane airport. England captain Alastair Cook yesterday accused Warner of being "disrespectful" for calling Trott "weak" and saying the visiting batsmen had "scared eyes" in a press conference after day three at the Gabba. Opening batsman Marcus Trescothick left Australia on the 2006-07 Ashes tour before the first Test, suffering from anxiety and depression. "Sad news, hope trotty is ok," Trescothick posted on his Twitter account.