Trott and Paul Downton, the new managing director of England cricket, are understood to have been in contact and Standard Sport understands there is a chance they could meet in the coming days.
In a period of considerable upheaval for English cricket, which has seen both coach Andy Flower and batsman Kevin Pietersen leave the stage, it would be welcome news indeed for the selectors if Trott started the season and found form quickly.
As things stand, England are without a Test opening partnership and cannot be certain about who might fill the middle-order positions. Trott averages 46 from his 49 Tests and a return to his regular role at three would provide considerable reassurance to captain Alastair Cook.
The news last week that Trott would miss Warwickshire’s pre-season tour of Barbados was interpreted by some as a setback for the 32-year-old, but there had never been any plans for Trott to travel to the Caribbean — just as it is thought to be unlikely that the county’s other England players, Ian Bell and Chris Woakes, will do so.
Trott made his Test debut for England in 2009, scoring a decisive century in the final Ashes Test that summer that helped Andrew Strauss’ team regained the urn. Thereafter, he quickly established himself as one of the most reliable No3 batsmen in world cricket and became a key member of the team who rose to the top of the world Test rankings in 2011.
Trott has been similarly strong in 50-over cricket, a format in which he averages 51, and he performed very well last summer as England reached the final of the Champions Trophy on home soil, only to lose to India.
South Africa allrounder Ryan McLaren will miss the Second Test against Australia with “mild concussion” following a crunching blow to his helmet from a Mitchell Johnson bouncer in the series opener which the Aussies won by 281 runs.
