4. Marcus Trescothick
Marcus Trescothick established himself as one of the best English opening batsmen. He was a prolific run getter in all forms of the game and also held a good reputation against the spin bowling as he scored heavy amounts of runs against the Asian Countries.
Ashes 2005 was a monumental series in the career of Marcus Trescothick. He smashed 431 runs in that English summer and took his team to one of the most astonishing series wins of all time before a stress-related illness took him over in the 2006 series against India.
The stress-related illness in 2006 caused him a lot of trouble that year. However, he made his comeback in International Cricket after a recovery period and played some exquisite knock but the same issue forced him to take retirement from International Cricket in 2008.
He Played 76 Tests and 123 ODI’s for the English side and scored more than 5000 runs in Test Cricket with an average of 43.79. After his retirement from International Cricket, he continues to play County Cricket in England for Somerset.
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