A fire still burns in Trott. But he is ardent now about other things, like Andrew Strauss’s role as England’s new director. “He’s been quite bold in his ideas but quite open in the thoughts behind it. I think clarity is a very important thing, not just for you guys in the media but for everyone in the England team and set-up, to know why decisions have been made. I think he was like that as a captain. He was never one to shirk openness.”