Citing stress and anxiety, Trott left England's Ashes tour of Australia in November 2013, with the intention of taking a break from all forms of cricket.

During the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, a seminal moment in the nascent democracy under former president Nelson Mandela, the Trotts supported England".

Trott hit four first-class centuries for Warwickshire during the 2005 season, bettering his previous career best to 152 against Glamorgan before taking it to 210 against Sussex three weeks later.

Following a good season in 2007 he was selected in June 2007 for England's one day squad for the series against the West Indies.

[1] Trott shook off a hand injury and played in both Twenty20 Internationals against the West Indies but failed to contribute in double figures and the series ended 1–1.

Trott did not feature in that match, but was then named in the team for the decisive Ashes Test at the Oval and made his debut.

[20] He was not selected for the ODI series, returning to Warwickshire to score 93 against Worcestershire,[21] though on 11 September it was announced that he had been awarded an "incremental contract" with England.

[22] Trott earned selection for the tour to South Africa winter of 2009/10,[23] thanks to his Ashes efforts and his batting form which helped Warwickshire to the Second Division 2009 Pro40 title.

[24] However, on the eve of the tour former captain Michael Vaughan announced in his biography his disappointment in seeing Trott celebrating with the South Africa national cricket team after their victory over England the previous year.

[26] In the second One Day International in South Africa at Centurion Park, Trott was promoted to open the innings alongside Strauss and he responded by producing an innings of 87, that along with a century from Paul Collingwood, with whom he shared a substantial partnership, helped England win the game.

This was a historic match as Bangladesh, despite a gutsy 94 from 130 deliveries from Trott, defeated England for the first time in any form of the game.

This included a Test record eighth-wicket partnership of 332 with Stuart Broad, who scored a similarly notable 169.

In the ODI series Trott made 69 in the opening match to help England win by 24 runs.

Trott could only make three in the final game, but good performance from teammates Eoin Morgan and Paul Collingwood ensured England won by 121 runs to win the series 3–2.

In the second Test, Trott ran-out Simon Katich in the first over of the match to start a top-order collapse which saw Australia lose 3 wickets for just 2 runs.

Ably supported by Kevin Pietersen (51) and Matt Prior (85), Trott finished not out on 168 as England were bowled out for 513.

England won by an innings and 157 runs to retain the Ashes, and Trott was named Man of the Match.

He made another half century against Bangladesh but England were again embarrassed by lesser opposition as they lost by two wickets.

After making 47 against the West Indies, Trott made 82 against Sri Lanka, but England lost to exit he tournament.

In addition to the 459 runs he scored against Australia, his World Cup haul saw him reach fifth place in the ICC ODI player rankings.

He also took a rare wicket in Sri Lanka's second innings, but England could not force a result and the match ended in a draw.

Trott starred in the 4–0 Test series victory over India which took England to the world No.1 spot.

Trott was unable to take part in the fourth test due to the injury, with the selectors not willing to risk him with the series already won.

In the final ODI he made 63 to guide England to victory and give them an impressive 3–0 series win.

England won the second test to draw the series, with Trott making 64 in the first innings to help to set up a comfortable win.

He then made an unbeaten 42 in the second ODI to give England an unassailable series lead with just one game left to play.

Trott made a half century in the second innings as England tried to chase down 345, but they fell short and South Africa won the series 2–0.

Trott made 143 in the final test to guide England to a draw and give them a historic win on Indian soil.

In his autobiography, he cites his increasing struggles facing the short ball as a principal cause of his problems: "I felt I was being questioned as a man.

The following day he announced his retirement from international cricket, while stating that he wished to continue playing for Warwickshire.