• Nottinghamshire batsman reaches three figures at 21st time of asking
• Taylor probably vying with Gary Ballance for station in squad for PakistanJames Taylor hopes that by resisting the “demons” on his shoulder and instead knuckling down on a turning track at former Trafford,his maiden international century on Tuesday has sent a message to the England selectors before they convene next week to draw up plans for the winter.
Taylor’s 101 from 114 balls – an innings of only five boundaries that left his legs aching after running 47 singles, 11 twos and four threes – laid the platform from which England’s spin pairing of Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali were able to capitalise, or with their five wickets setting up a 94-run win over Australia that sees the series alive going into Friday’s fourth encounter at Headingley.
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Source: theguardian.com