Ross Taylor makes adjustments to grip

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has made technical adjustments to his grip during a batting clinic held in Christchurch last week. The team's batting coach Mark O' Neill believed Taylor had returned from the IPL with a grip that made him play across the line, which led to several poor scores during the following Test series in England.

"He'd come back from the IPL with a bit of an issue around his grip", O' Neill told the Herald on Sunday. "It didn't allow him to play in the areas he should have, through the offside. It tended to force him to hit across the line".

Taylor's performance in the Tests against England, barring a 154 not out at Old Trafford, was disappointing: he failed to reach 25 in five innings and was found out playing across the line.

O'Neill, however, was satisfied with Taylor's technical progress over the off-season. "He's made a couple of tweaks," he said. "With a player like Ross Taylor that's all you [need], and the key is being able to maintain those. He's a good player, takes suggestions in the way they are meant, and understands what coaching is about."

New Zealand are leaving for a two-Test and three-ODI tour of Bangladesh on Tuesday but Taylor's technique will face a tougher test against likes of Stuart Clark and Brett Lee during the tour of Australia in November.