Retired England opener Marcus Trescothick has ruled himself out of returning for the decisive fifth Ashes test and admitted he even suffered a nightmare about playing at The Oval.
The Somerset batsman, who played his last test three years ago because of his battles with a stress-related illness, had been viewed as a possible selection for the south London clash.
But he believed it would be wrong to return and a traumatic dream convinced him about that.
"I'd be a liar if I said the prospect of playing at The Oval hadn't occupied my mind a lot," he told the Bristol Evening Post.
"In fact, that has been the case to such an extent that the other day I woke up at 6.30am from a terrible dream.
"There is a nightmare a lot of cricketers experience that they can't get their pads on when they are due in to bat.
"My dream was a variation of that. I couldn't get my England kit out of my bag!
"The other players were waiting for me on the pitch to do a team photo so I was in a right panic. I woke up in a cold sweat.
"Perhaps that told me something. It gives me a massive kick that I am still thought good enough to come back and play at international level, but I've gone too far down the line in battling my stress problems to change my mind about now ending my England career."
Trescothick was initially tempted by the prospect of a one-off return but concluded he didn't have the hunger for the contest.
His stress-related problems in the past have forced him to leave tours of India and Australia early.
Meanwhile England wicketkeeper Matt Prior, who suffered a back spasm just moments before the start of the fourth test at Headingley, will be rested for this weekend's county Twenty20 finals at Edgbaston.
