England lead award nominations

Trott - and team-mate Graeme Swann - are nominated in all three main categories

Eight of England's Ashes-winning team have been nominated for the International Cricket Council's Cricketer of the Year award.

Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Chris Tremlett and James Anderson are all among the 17-man list.

India's Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Zaheer Khan are also nominated, as is Australian all-rounder Shane Watson.

The award-winners will be named at a ceremony in London on 12 September.

In addition to the main award, prizes will also be given to the Test player of the year and One-Day player of the year.

Strauss is a surprising omission from the Test Player of the Year nominees, while Kevin Pieterson has only been named in the One-Day category.

Trott and Swann are England's only nominees in the One-Day award while Trott is also in a select five-man group eligible for the People's Choice Award - which will be chosen by fans from around the world.

Indian bowlers Ishant Sharma and Harbhajan Singh have been nominated in the Test category, while Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's World Cup-winning captain, has been shortlisted for the One-Day award.

The lists were selected by a five-man ICC Panel chaired by former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd, with performances considered in the period between August 11, 2010 to August 3, 2011.

Full list of ICC award nominations

Cricketer of the Year (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy):

Hashim Amla (SA), James Anderson (Eng) , Ian Bell (Eng), Stuart Broad (Eng), Alastair Cook (Eng), Rahul Dravid (Ind), Jacques Kallis (SA), Zaheer Khan (Ind), Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak), Kumar Sangakkara (SL), Andrew Strauss (Eng), Graeme Swann (Eng), Sachin Tendulkar (Ind), Chris Tremlett (Eng), Jonathan Trott (Eng), AB de Villiers (SA), Shane Watson (Aus)

Test Player of the Year:

Hashim Amla (SA), James Anderson (Eng), Ian Bell (Eng), Stuart Broad (Eng), Alastair Cook (Eng), Rahul Dravid (Ind), Jacques Kallis (SA), Zaheer Khan (Ind), Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak), Kevin Pietersen (Eng), Ishant Sharma (Ind), Harbhajan Singh (Ind), Dale Steyn (SA), Graeme Swann (Eng), Sachin Tendulkar (Ind), Chris Tremlett (Eng), Jonathan Trott (Eng), AB de Villiers (SA), Shane Watson (Aus)

ODI Player of the Year:

Hashim Amla (SA), Michael Clarke (Aus), MS Dhoni (Ind), Gautam Gambhir (Ind), Mohammed Hafeez (Pak), Mahela Jayawardene (SL), Zaheer Khan (Ind), Virat Kohli (Ind), Lasith Malinga (SL), Munaf Patel (Ind), Saeed Ajmal (Pak), Shakib Al Hasan (Bang), Kumar Sangakkara (SL), Virender Sehwag (Ind), Yuvraj Singh (Ind), Tim Southee (NZ), Dale Steyn (SA), Graeme Swann (Eng), Jonathan Trott (Eng), AB de Villiers (SA), Shane Watson (Aus)

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