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[ad_1] Warwickshire 375 for 6 (Lamb 79*, Trott 76, Wright 72, Rhodes 50) lead Derbyshire 318 (Madsen 144) by 57 runs Scorecard Important contributions from new and old guards lifted Warwickshire into control against Derbyshire on the second day of their Specsavers County Championship match at Edgbaston. Division Two leaders Warwickshire closed on 375 for six, 57 ahead of their nearest pursuers in the league table after a day of solid advance. Jonathan Trott struck 76 (138 balls, five fours) the day after confirming that he would retire at the end of the season, Chris Wright 72 after going in as nightwatchman) and Ian Bell 44. While those three players have 698 first-class matches between them, Will Rhodes (50) and Matt Lamb (a career-best 79 not out) are just starting out, so their batting, the most attractive of the day, was much enjoyed by another big Birmingham crowd. For Derbyshire, it was a testing day. On a pitch on which they choose to bat first, they bowled with insufficient...

[ad_1] That Jonathan Trott would plan every innings to the utmost was at his peak something that English cricket came to value enormously. So it should be no surprise that he has announced his retirement at the end of the season. Certainty restored, he can now aim for a final flourish. Trott might not have been the most flamboyant or crowd-pleasing cricketer ever to represent England, but there was substance a plenty to him, enough for Andy Flower, then England's coach, to describe him as England's rock. He scored a century on his England debut, was a three-times Ashes winner (you could make a case for him winning two of them) and was a key cog in an England team that reached No 1 ranking in the world. "Choosing to retire at the end of the season is something that I have spoken about at length with my family and this is now the right time to look at the next chapter of my career. "Warwickshire CCC is a very special club and I've been immensely proud to have worn ...