A scarcely believable chain of events reached boiling point ahead of the fourth NatWest one-day international when the two players clashed in an extraordinary scene in the nets and had to be separated by England batting coach Graham Gooch.
Trott saw Pakistan bowler Riaz, who was questioned last week in connection with the Scotland Yard inquiry into spot-fixing in the Lord’s Test, walking by.
‘How much are you going to make from the bookies today?’
Trott, who has verbally clashed with Pakistan throughout the tour, was heard to say.
Riaz then made a comment about a member of Trott’s family before the pair threw batting pads at each other.
The altercation ended with Trott grabbing Riaz by the throat and the prospect of an all-out fight was only averted by Gooch, who pushed Trott away before putting an arm around the Pakistan
