Andy Flower puts faith in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Taylor-c66127 – Cricket News Update
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RS-Bopara-c2373 due to personal reasons.
"It's disappointing for him (Bopara) obviously but it opens the door for another player who has come through the academy system and worked really hard over the years to get his chance," Flower said. "I certainly hope James can make six his spot for a while.”
That middle-lower spot has been a major cause of concern for the Poms, who will have Taylor installed as their fifth no.6 batter since the start of the year. The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nottinghamshire-c826 player was called up to the second Test squad after Bopara made himself unavailable,
and is certain to make his debut at Headingley, despite talks of England going in with a five-man pace attack.
Knowing that a defeat would ruin the hard-work the team has done in the past couple of years, Flower was eager for his latest no.6 to make the most of his chance and help offer solidarity to the position, which has not been totally fulfilled since the retirement
of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PD-Collingwood-c2173.
The year started with England, preferring left-handed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 was nothing less than disastrous, where the player managed just 82 runs from three Tests, averaging 13.66. The management left him out of the subsequent
series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Samit-Patel-c2426.
The start of the home summer saw Jonny Bairstow stepping in after another injury ruled Bopara out. Bairstow failed emphatically, scoring just 34 runs from four innings. That paved away for Bopara to come in for the first Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, where
the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 player managed just 22 from two innings before taking a break to solve personal issues – leaving Taylor with an open invitation.
"I don't know him that well. We've had him down for the odd net and he's worked with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Alan-Gooch-c60530. I watched him play against Sri Lanka at Derby last year. He looks like a young man that understands his game pretty well and he knows how to score runs,” Flower
added.
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