I think the players are completely shot to bits, and just want it all to end. I don't think Trott is the only one who has suffered mentally. The schedule for 2013 was insane, I think we forget that these players are just normal blokes, and the pressure must be unbearable.
That 4-1 loss to...
The difference between this and the football ones you mention is that many of us had virtually given up on Terry, Fat Frank and Rooney et al, and so could just sneer at the tossers and move on. This abject surrender has come after years of success, and has been surprising and indeed shocking. I...