Chris Rogers is at peace with his recent decision to retire from Test cricket, but the former Australia batsman admits he still hasn’t come to terms with events at Trent Bridge back in August.

The touring Aussies relinquished the urn in Nottingham for the first time amid three days of unforgettable cricket, and the 38-year-old admits losing the Ashes still plays on his mind.

“We were a better side than what we showed in that series and that's what we're disappointed about,” he said.

“There were a few of us who probably didn't quite perform as well as we wanted to, and that hurts.

"I think we felt like we left something over there and that's hard to take.

"At the end of the fifth Test, there was a feeling of 'geez, if we could play five Tests again now, what would be the score?'

"We thought when we played well we were going to win, but you've got to give them credit.

“They played the conditions the way they needed to be played and they came out on top." 

Rogers, who scored a half-century in the second innings of the decisive Fourth Investec Test, will return to Trent Bridge with Somerset in 2016 having recently signed for the West Country club.

Behind the scenes, meanwhile, the New South Welshman will be planning for his future post cricket.

"It's about finding out what I want to do, trying a few different things and seeing what I like," he said.

“It's always been cricket but there's life after cricket and I've just got to find out what it is. 

"When I made that decision it was always in the back of my mind that I could keep going if I felt the desire to do it.

"But certain things happened over the last year, like being hit in the head and living out of a suitcase and not being home, which is incredible in itself and you have some amazing times.

“But I was getting to the age where I felt the need to slow down a little bit.

"At the time when you're facing the likes of Wood, Finn, Broad and Anderson, you're worrying a bit about 'if I do get hit again, is there going to be some serious damage?'. 

“And when those thoughts start crossing your mind, you start to think it's time. Once I did decide, I was happy and I haven't had any regrets."

 

England are returning to the scene of their Ashes triumph in 2016 for Royal London One-Day Internationals against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Don't miss the opportunity to watch some of the best players in the world go toe-to-toe in the unique surroundings of Trent Bridge and secure your seats now.