Trott withdrawn from Lions squad

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Trott was originally named in the XI but has been replaced by Yorkshire opener Joe Sayers, suggesting England do not want to risk him before the Ashes decider next week.

Warwickshire's Trott is expected to be named in England's fifth npower Test squad on Sunday for The Brit Oval, where he could make his international Test debut following the Headingley batting humiliation which resulted in Australia levelling the series at 1-1.

Playing him at Canterbury would have given the Australians a chance to assess his strengths and weaknesses at first hand.

The 28-year-old was included in the party for the penultimate Test as cover for Andrew Flintoff but England opted for the attacking route of fielding a five-man attack rather than bolstering the batting.

South African-born Trott returned to county action this week and hit 121 against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, his fourth first-class hundred of the summer, to take his overall tally to 1046 runs at an average of 80.46.

With Ravi Bopara's struggles at number three in the Test team set to be halted, Trott is in contention for a place in England's biggest match for four years.

His only two international appearances to date also came at The Oval - the back-to-back Twenty20 matches against West Indies two years ago.