FORMER England batsman Jonathan Trott has revealed a ‘Yo Mama’ joke prompted him to “smash my pads across the face” of an opposition player during a training-ground fight.

Trott’s autobiography Unguarded, which is being serialised in The Times, has already caused waves around the cricket world.

He angered former England captain Michael Vaughan by accusing him of ulterior motives, and also revealed the mental torment at the hands of Mitchell Johnson that forced Trott to abandon the 2013-14 Ashes series.

The latest book extract focuses on Pakistan’s infamous tour of England in 2010, during which three Pakistan players were caught spot-fixing during a Test match at Lord’s.

Despite rumours that they would abandon the tour in protest at a perceived injustice, the Pakistani squad stayed on and completed the subsequent Test matches and one-day series.

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Jonathan Trott’s book continues to make waves. Source: Getty Images

A sombre mood among the players and fans eventually turned to anger when Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt sensationally accused England’s players of being “paid enormous amount of money” to lose the third ODI of the series at The Oval.

Trott reveals that Engalnd captain Andrew Strauss led a push to withdraw from the series in protest, before being overruled by coach Andy Flower at a late-night meeting.

Yet the tension remained, and eventually boiled over the following day when the teams were training side-by-side at Lord’s.

“The atmosphere was horrible — full of tension, with deep animosity between the sides — and a few of us were struggling to shrug off the resentment we felt about having to play against Pakistan,” Trott wrote.

“Wahab Riaz walked past me by the nets on the Nursery Ground and tried to eyeball me. ‘You going to accuse us of match-fixing again?’ I asked.

Pakistan paceman Wahab Riaz returned to England this year. Source: AFP

“‘Your mum knows all about match-fixing,’ he said.

“It was a ridiculous answer but it was all I needed. I smashed my pads across his face — they made a great sound — and grabbed him by the throat.

“I guess I was looking for an opportunity to lash out and he had provided it. I’m not sure how things would have played out, but Graham Gooch, the England batting coach, rushed over to separate us. ‘That’s not how we do things, Trotty,’ he said.”

Earlier this year Pakistan returned for its first series in England since the 2010 encounter.

Wahab, now a senior pace bowler, gave his take on the Trott incident six years earlier.

“He (Trott) was a bit rude and when it comes to being rude, you can never beat the Pakistanis on it,” Wahab said.

“We are the most rude when it comes to it. We are nice but if somebody is rude we won’t spare it.”