Newell backs Taylor’s inclusion in England Test squad – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, claiming the young Nottinghamshire batsman’s recent
performances merited a Test call.
“I think James was next in line for a Test call given the performances he has maintained in recent years in county cricket and for England http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808,” Newell said.
“He has started to put together big scores in Division One of the Championship and he has shown glimpses of excellence in one-day cricket which haven't gone unnoticed.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 features as the only change so far in England’s line-up for their second Test match against the Proteas, due to be played at Headingley in Leeds from August 2 to 6. The 22-year-old has been favoured over Jonny Bairstow (who filled in for an injured
Bopara earlier this year for three Tests against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760) and Nick Compton (the top run-scorer in the Championship) to replace number six batsman Bopara after he pulled out of the match owing to personal reasons.
The situation poses a major concern for Bopara – he returned to the national side after a period of roughly a year, but failed to make much of an impression during the first Test match at the Kennington Oval, registering scores of 0 and 22.
However, the incident provides Taylor a prime opportunity to cement his place in the national Test squad. The right-hander has only played for the national side once before – during an ODI against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751 at Dublin in August 2011. However, he has been an
active part of England’s domestic scene, with 5081 runs from 74 first-class matches to his credit.
“He is a good technical cricketer, he prepares himself very well, he knows how to occupy the crease against quality bowlers and I have seen improvement in his game this season,” Newell pointed out.
Taylor, long considered a potential Test batsman, has been captaining the England Lions for the past two years, with an average of 61.60 from 10 first-class games for the team. He hit a ton while captaining the Lions against the West Indians earlier this
year in May, and recently scored a century for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852 in the ongoing round of Championship matches.
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