http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Taylor-c66127 to play the third Ashes Test – Cricket news
Nasser Hussain, the former England captain, is extremely impressed by the progress of James Taylor and thinks that the right-handed batsman will play the third Test of the on-going Ashes series if http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 fails to recover in time.
Pietersen faced a calf injury in the second Test of the series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 at the Lord’s and his participation in the third match is extremely doubtful.
There are a few players like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852 squad for a first-class match against the Australians, the selectors have hinted that
the 23-year-old cricketer is going to be Pietersen’s replacement.
“Usually England say it could be one of four or five players but batting coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Alan-Gooch-c60530 did an interview with us during the last Test and when asked about Pietersen he only put forward Taylor's name as a possible replacement,” said the former England
captain. “So the way http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 are playing it - and the fact that he is going to play against the Australians - makes it look as though it will be Taylor.”
Taylor, who came through the ranks of junior cricket in the country, did well in county cricket to gain the attention of the English selectors. The right-handed middle-order batsman made his Test debut last year against South Africa but failed to make a
strong impression in the two Tests that he played, just managing 48 runs in three innings.
However, the former England captain feels that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 looked quite comfortable against a high-class South African bowling attack.
“He played pretty well against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 but they completely discarded him after Headingley. I think he's a pretty good player, to be honest,” he added.
The cricketer from Nottingham has already scored more than six thousand runs in first-class cricket with the help of 15 centuries and 28 fifties. If given a proper opportunity to showcase his skills at the highest stage of the game, the sporting analysts
believe that Taylor can cement his place in the English Test team.
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