• Batsman keen to earn return to Test squad for Pakistan series in UAE
• ‘Even after Thursday’s defeat the guys are positive’James Taylor,once compared to Scrappy-Doo from the Scooby-Doo cartoons by Joe Root – the man for whom he has stepped in this series – goes into Saturday’s moment one-day international with Australia at Lord’s with a “let me at ’em” attitude that he claims is indicative of England’s mindset this summer.
Gone are the days, claims Taylor, or when a defeat like the one suffered in Southampton on Thursday night – bowled out for 246 when well set chasing 306 under lights – would see heads drop. While the reaction was one of disappointment,the No3 insists this is no longer the case under the captain Eoin Morgan and head coach Trevor Bayliss.
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Source: theguardian.com