Alec Stewart believes James Taylor has a rare opportunity at his hands - Cricket News Update
Former England great, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Taylor-c66127 to cut a permanent figure in the English squad, only if he manages to make the most of the opportunity given to him.
Taylor got a surprise call for a Test debut after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RS-Bopara-c2373 ruled himself out of the Headingley Test. The 22-year-old is likely to make his debut in the number six batting position.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915, who made his county debut for the Leicestershire in 2008, became the youngest ever player for his county to score a double-century against Surrey, and the youngest Leicester batsman to score 1,000 first-class runs in a season.
“I've been following his career ever since I saw him score a double hundred for Leicestershire against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Surrey-c851 and the selectors have been aware of his talent and potential for some time now,” said the former English captain.
After receiving many plaudits for his county exploits the youngster was selected for the English Performance Programme in 2010 and in July 2011, he was appointed as the captain of England Lions for a series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 A.
He finally made his One Day International (ODI) debut last year against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Leicestershire-c807 win FL T20 competition in the following month.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stewart-c91370 believe that the youngster has a good batting technique with a positive temperament for Test cricket, and his large array of shots could help him counter the attack from the Proteas bowlers, who would be looking forward to pick him early.
“Taylor is good off the back foot, strong at cutting and pulling and I'm sure the South African bowlers will be keen to test him out early in his innings,” said Stewart.
“He appears to have a good temperament, his maturity highlighted by the fact that he has captained the England http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808. We will now discover if he has all the necessary skills to succeed at Test level,” the veteran concluded.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 and square the three-Test Investec series, the next match is scheduled to take place from August 2.
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