Jonathan Trott has revealed the cost on his mental health of England’s rise to number one Test team in the world, and the danger of sport becoming “life or death” in an athlete’s mind. The former England batsmen opened up for the latest LifeTimes podcast about the extraordinary period, between 2009 and 2013, when the national team soared to the top of the rankings but then fell apart amid acrimony.

Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss an episode, including shows with Paul Pogba, Eddie Jones and Nicola Adams.

This episode is hosted by The Times Chief Sports Writer Matt Dickinson and produced by Lucy Lavery, it is a Times Sport production, to discover more of our award winning journalism visit www.thetimes.co.uk/sport.

With Special thanks to Sky Sports for the use of their memorable commentary.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.