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England v New Zealand, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 2nd day

Taylor's aggression unsettles England

May 17, 2013: Every batsman in before him had struggled to combat conditions, but Ross Taylor flicked a switch and left England under pressure

England v NZ, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 2nd day

Taylor shrugs off his issues in swaggering knock

May 17, 2013: With others who had come to the crease at Lord's prisoners of the conditions, Ross Taylor played an unshackled innings that displayed his wonderful talent

England v NZ, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 2nd day

Taylor wrests initiative despite Anderson's 300th

May 17, 2013: Sustained pressure with the ball and a brave counter-attacking innings from Ross Taylor meant that New Zealand continued to hold a slight advantage

England v New Zealand, 1st Test, Lord's

Unfinished business for Ross Taylor

May 13, 2013: Ross Taylor's return to New Zealand colours after his self-imposed break from the game after losing the captaincy has not been easy. He has unfinished business.

New Zealand in England 2013

'We are a far better team when Ross Taylor is performing' - Hesson

May 10, 2013: Mike Hesson, the New Zealand coach, believes that the Ross Taylor captaincy controversy might have helped him become a "better" coach

New Zealand in England 2013

McCullum, Taylor leave IPL early

May 2, 2013: New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum and his predecessor Ross Taylor have been released early by their IPL franchises and will join the tour of England ahead of schedule

Caribbean Premier League 2013

Taylor signs for Caribbean Premier League

Apr 4, 2013: New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor became the third international player to sign for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist

New Zealand news

Taylor not at ease in New Zealand set-up

Mar 27, 2013: New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has indicated he is not completely at ease within the team's set-up after returning to the squad for the home series against England

England in New Zealand 2012-13

No extra motivation needed - Taylor

Mar 20, 2013: Ross Taylor could yet cap an eventful season by being part of a New Zealand side that beats England in a Test series at home for only the second time in their history

England in New Zealand 2012-13

Broad and Taylor a tale of two comebacks

Feb 16, 2013: It was on odd Twenty20 series with three one-sided matches, none more so than the decider, and there were also contrasting performances from two players who had been away from the scene for different reasons

New Zealand news

Taylor's treatment 'unfathomable' - Woodhill

Feb 15, 2013: Former New Zealand assistant coach Trent Woodhill has blamed the New Zealand team management for the "unfathomable" treatment of Ross Taylor

IPL news

Delhi swap Taylor for Pune's Nehra

Feb 12, 2013: Delhi Daredevils have made a swap with Pune Warriors India, exchanging New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor for former Indian fast bowler Ashish Nehra

New Zealand v England, 1st T20, Auckland

McCullum has no issues with Taylor

Feb 8, 2013: Brendon McCullum believes that Ross Taylor is in the right frame of mind to return to the national side

England in New Zealand 2012-13

Relationship with Hesson a 'work in progress' - Taylor

Feb 7, 2013: Following New Zealand's practice session on Thursday, which was in preparation for the England Twenty20s, Ross Taylor said he was still working on rebuilding his rapport with coach Mike Hesson

England in New Zealand 2012-13

Tough for Taylor to return - Hadlee

Feb 6, 2013: Richard Hadlee has questioned Ross Taylor's response to his sacking as New Zealand captain and believes he should have played on after the fall-out

England in New Zealand 2012-13

Taylor recalled to New Zealand squad

Jan 31, 2013: Ross Taylor will make his return to New Zealand colours in the Twenty20 series against England

England in New Zealand 2012-13

Taylor and Ronchi included for England warm-ups

Jan 23, 2013: Ross Taylor has been named in a New Zealand XI squad to face England in two Twenty20 warm-up matches early next month at the start of their tour

New Zealand news

Taylor set to return to competitive cricket

Jan 22, 2013: Former New Zealand captain Ross Taylor's self-imposed exile from competitive cricket is set to come to an end this week when he turns out for Central Districts in the Plunket Shield

New Zealand news

Bond letter reignites captaincy saga

Jan 18, 2013: Shane Bond, the New Zealand bowling coach, has insisted that he and the head coach Mike Hesson have put behind them any disagreements over the handling of the team's captaincy changeover

New Zealand news

Ryder sets sights on England series

Jan 16, 2013: Jesse Ryder, the New Zealand batsman, has kept the door open for a return to international cricket for the series against England