England duo on ICC award short list

England batsmen Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott have been short-listed for the International Cricket Council's LG player-of-the-year award.

The duo have also been nominated in the Test player list alongside paceman James Anderson, while five England players have been included in the ICC's Test team of the year which was announced on Friday.

Tim Bresnan is also in contention for the Twenty20 international performance-of-the-year prize along with New Zealand's Tim Southee, Australian Shane Watson and South Africa's JP Duminy.

Cook and Trott have been key in England's ascent to the top of the ICC Test rankings and have been nominated alongside Indian great Sachin Tendulkar and South Africa's Hashim Amla for the top player prize, which will be presented at a gala event in London on September 12.

Cook and Trott are joined by Anderson on the list for the Test player of the year alongside Jacques Kallis of South Africa.

Cook, Trott and Anderson have also been named in the Test team of the year alongside all-rounder Stuart Broad and spinner Graeme Swann.

England have no nominees on the one-day international player award short list.

Amla is nominated along with Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, Watson and Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir.