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Pak v Eng, 3rd Test, Sharjah, 4th day
'If you don't learn fast you don't stick around' - Anderson's warning to spinners
Nov 4, 2015: England's reliance on three all-rounders to bowl spin has failed to offset the critical absence of a specialist slow bowler able to exert control
Pak v Eng, 3rd Test, Sharjah, 3rd day
Hafeez's DRS escape 'massively frustrating' - Taylor
Nov 3, 2015: James Taylor said it was "massively frustrating" to see Mohammad Hafeez reprieved by a partial DRS system early in his innings on the third day in Sharjah with England convinced he had edged the ball
Pak v Eng, 3rd Test, Sharjah, 3rd day
Stokes embodies spirit but limitations hard to disguise
Nov 3, 2015: The sight of Ben Stokes marching out to bat with an injured shoulder heavily strapped summed up England's spirit but their spin-bowling limitations are proving hard to mask with the final Test at a critical point
Pak v Eng, 3rd Test, Sharjah, 2nd day
Taylor's patience again to the fore
Nov 2, 2015: James Taylor has waited a long time for an England Test recall and when it came in Sharjah his patience was again to the fore as he held together England's innings
Pakistan v England, 3rd Test, Sharjah
Taylor beneficiary as Buttler star wanes
Oct 31, 2015: James Taylor will resume his Test career in Sharjah but Jos Buttler has experienced the contrasting feeling of being dropped
Pakistan v England 2015-16
Taylor's long exile set to end
Oct 29, 2015: It is more than three years since James Taylor's bizarre Test introduction but it seems England are finally about to give him another chance
Pakistan v England, 3rd Test, Sharjah
How should England shuffle their pack?
Oct 28, 2015: How do England mask their flaws and make the most of their assets in the make-or-break third Test? ESPNcricinfo assesses the options
Pakistan A v England XI, Tour match, Sharjah, 2nd day
Oct 9, 2015: England completed their final warm-up match ahead of the Test series with an increasingly farcical day of batting against Pakistan A in Sharjah
Pakistan v England 2015-16
England hope for Jayawardene edge
Oct 3, 2015: James Taylor has described Mahela Jayawardene's knowledge as "invaluable" as England prepare to put up a better fight in the UAE
Warwickshire v Notts, LV= Championship, Division One, Edgbaston, 3rd day
Taylor makes most of lives to mark call-up with ton
Sep 16, 2015: A man doesn't like to find himself saying "size isn't everything" too often, but in James Taylor's case, it seems almost unavoidable.
Pakistan v England 2015-16
Hales promises to stay true to himself
Sep 16, 2015: Alex Hales and James Taylor have both had to battle preconceptions about their game, but both are now in England's Test squad and desperate to prove they belong
Pakistan v England 2015-16
Hales, Ansari, Taylor earn Test call-ups
Sep 15, 2015: Alex Hales, Zafar Ansari and James Taylor have been named in England's 16-man squad for the Test series against Pakistan in the UAE
England news
Taylor targets UAE Test return
Sep 9, 2015: James Taylor hopes his ODI century against Australia could persuade the selectors to recall him to the Test squad for the tour of the UAE
England v Australia, 3rd ODI, Old Trafford
Taylor, spinners deliver big England win
Sep 8, 2015: England clawed their way back into the ODI series against Australia with a 93-run victory at Old Trafford
England v Australia, 2nd ODI, Lord's
Taylor not afraid of looking silly
Sep 4, 2015: As was England's mantra against New Zealand earlier this summer, when they responded to back-to-back defeats to take the series, there will be no backing away from an aggressive mindset
Essex v Nottinghamshire, Royal London Cup, Group B, Chelmsford
Patel-Taylor stand overcomes Essex
Aug 2, 2015: Samit Patel and James Taylor guided Nottinghamshire to a seven-wicket victory over Essex in the Royal London Cup contest at a sold-out Chelmsford following an unbroken 215-run stand
Sussex v Notts, LV= Championship, Division One, Horsham, 2nd day
Taylor 291 revives England hopes
Jul 20, 2015: James Taylor compiled his highest first-class score of 291 to reaffirm his England credentials and give Nottinghamshire control at Horsham
Lancashire v Nottinghamshire, NatWest T20 Blast, North Group, Old Trafford
Cool Taylor hauls Notts over line
Jul 15, 2015: Nottinghamshire breathed new life into their NatWest T20 Blast campaign as they won a last-ball thriller by three wickets over rivals Lancashire at Old Trafford
England news
Taylor leads way for 'exciting' new England
Apr 29, 2015: England's newest one-day captain, James Taylor, may only be in the job for one game but he is hopeful of having a more lasting role to play in revitalising the team
Hampshire v Notts, LV= Championship, Division 1, Trent Bridge, 3rd day
Hales sights exclusive 1000-run club
Apr 28, 2015: Alex Hales has been feted as a potential saviour of England's one-day game but, after narrowly missing out on a third century in four innings (one of them a double), he is closing in on a fabled first-class landmark
