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[iand123]

He has flown back to England with depression and will miss the rest of the WC.

Im sure more will come out in the next few days, wonder if the pressures of touring are part of it?

[golders]

Just hope he gets well soon.

[Jeet]

Unfortunate for Yardy but England can know call up Rashid

[Tumo]

Extremely sad news, I hope he gets through it well.

[ProWannabe88]

Unfortunate For him, touring must be hard physically and mentally. but, at international level He just doesn't cut the mustard anymore. No doubt he will have a decent county season though, I'm sure once he's back home things will improve

[iand123]

Prior to reading Trescohtick's book i aleays thought depression was a bit "made up". Really tough illness and being away from home can only make it worse id have thought.

Hope he gets well too. England have applied for a replacement to the ICC, one would also assume Rashid would get the nod too

[Tumo]

Prior to reading Trescohtick's book i aleays thought depression was a bit "made up". Really tough illness and being away from home can only make it worse id have thought.

Hope he gets well too. England have applied for a replacement to the ICC, one would also assume Rashid would get the nod too

My parents are both psychiatrists, and close friends of the family work as Occupational Therapists and Psychologists, so I inevitably get stuck hearing a lot of info. Some of the things you hear are really quite scary, and after reading Tres's book, that was really interesting having an insight from the sufferer's perspective. It's really sad to hear it, and it also shows that even professional sportsmen and women aren't immune from the stuff we go through.

I'd take either Adil or Samit Patel, they'd both be very good replacements... If they're even needed!

[mdl_1979]

Prior to reading Trescohtick's book i aleays thought depression was a bit "made up". Really tough illness and being away from home can only make it worse id have thought.

Hope he gets well too. England have applied for a replacement to the ICC, one would also assume Rashid would get the nod too

I have suffered with it myself in the past.  It's difficult to explain how fully it can affect your life.  Outwardly you can appear to be functioning but inwardly just in a horrible state.

[mattw]

Sad news, hope he's okay.

[iand123]

I'd take either Adil or Samit Patel, they'd both be very good replacements... If they're even needed!

Be amazed if they took samit patel, arent they still saying he hasnt met the required fitness levels?

[iand123]

I have suffered with it myself in the past.  It's difficult to explain how fully it can affect your life.  Outwardly you can appear to be functioning but inwardly just in a horrible state.

Yeah i was very naive in my thoughts originally. Must be tough for anyone to go through without the added media spotlight he'll no doubt get being a professional sportsman

[fraserm]

Be amazed if they took samit patel, arent they still saying he hasnt met the required fitness levels?

Samit Patel has been told he needs to improve his fitness before being selected, he's shown no signs or intention of doing so which is a shame because he is a real talent.

[mattw]

Indeed, Samit Patel is a real talent and would excel in the international arena. It's just a waste that he doesn't want to lose a bit of weight. He doesn't need to lose a lot of weight, I think Flower said that he would've been picked if he had shown an interest in losing a bit of weight before picking the squad to take to the WC.

[Beachcricket]

I'm glad he's come out and said it's depression straight away, it sends an important message that it's a real illness that no one should feel ashamed about. I'm currently writing my dissertation on mental illness and depression.

Michael Vaughan more or less said in an interview for the bbc that Samit was lazy and overweight. Not in those words but you could tell what he was getting at.

[mattw]

I believe England have asked the ICC to replace Yardy with Rashid.