Of England’s achievements on the day – a second win, a disciplined bowling performance, a successful chase with seven wickets to spare – the return to form of Sarah Taylor brings the most satisfaction. An unbeaten 74 to see her side home represents a great day’s work. Together with Heather Knight (82), she put on 148 for the third wicket, as both players toyed with a dogged but innocuous Sri Lanka attack. Knight was unable to stay the course but Taylor was still there as her team won with 118 balls to spare. It was her first score of more than fifty since February 2015. It was in May 2016 that, for the second time in Taylor’s career, she took a break from cricket for her own wellbeing. Her first break, at 21, did not last long. Looking to get as far away from the game as possible, she travelled to New Zealand, only to receive a call from the provincial side Canterbury, who heard she was in town and wondered if she fancied a game. She scoffed at the idea but, two months later, itching for a hit, she answered Wellington’s call and played 11 games for them. Women's Cricket World Cup: England beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets – as it happened Heather Knight and Sarah Taylor hit confident half-centuries to help England to a comfortable win over Sri Lanka Read more There was a hint of permanency about the second one. England were hammered for a poor showing in the 2016 World T20. Taylor, a senior player, averaged less than 10 from five innings and had begun to fall out of love with what cricket was asking of her. To get to where she is now – back in the fold, playing well, comfortable in her own skin – has taken a lot of guts. The first steps of a second comeback began last winter at the National Performance Centre in Loughborough. Nestled within the university campus, the centre is derided for its perceived mishandling http://digitallearning.wales/forum/index.php?page=topics&type=new_topic&id=4 http://gamebelot.com/forum/yaf_postmessage.aspx?f=2 http://asmap-inform.info/forum/posting.php?mode=post&f=5&sid=57d8128976644abf8a5a67ea12155927 http://www.drugtestcentral.com/forum/default.aspx?g=postmessage&f=3 http://www.ppcacademy.com/forum/posting.php?mode=post&f=6&sid=fffcf7ee4f137c5c9ee13fbf50f04e16 http://www.vedal.net/eventyr/forum/posting.php?5 http://www.pijc.nl/forum/post.php?action=newthread&forum_id=13 http://www.gta-five-forum.com/blog_new.php http://www.vesip.org/alumni/forum/yaf_postmessage.aspx?f=1 of players: a laboratory where actions are tweaked, muscles beefed and management-speak honed – not often for the better. But it was here that Taylor began her journey at her own pace, away from the spotlight. Her biggest stride came in Abu Dhabi, on England Women’s pre-season tour. She arrived with low expectations – not looking to play, happy to train, keen to gauge her performance. In fact, her inclusion on the tour was a very late call. She was not named in the original touring party, allowing her as much time she needed to decide whether she wanted to make the trip. There is much to be said of her will and of the empathetic approach of the England
http://www.authenticducksstore.com/carl-hagelin-jersey_c-431.html and Wales Cricket Board. From the top down, the people there realised this is a black and white issue: Taylor’s health is more important than a few games of cricket. Speaking after the match, Taylor underlined how important that tour and the understanding of her coaches has been for the management of her anxiety. “The tour to Abu Dhabi, that was a big decision at the time,” she said. “It was a learning curve for the team and the staff: ‘Can we cope with it? Yes we can. Right, let’s try and work out a way that we can go through with this.’ Then it was a real push to see whether I could get through that and see if I could perform well and do all the right things.” Opening the batting against India and Pakistan in the first two games, from an anxiety
http://www.nflbengalsofficialshop.com/Nike-Jake-Fisher-Jersey.html point of view, gave Taylor freedom to play – “I didn’t have to wait around” – and left her with a sense of pride that she had got through both. Australia seal five-wicket win over New Zealand at Women's Cricket World Cup – as it happened Australia preserved their 100% record, beating New Zealand with plenty to spare thanks mainly to Jess Jonassen’s bowling and Ellyse Perry’s batting Read more The reintroduction of Lauren Winfield, who overcame a wrist injury to retake her spot at the top of the order, allowed Taylor to move back to the more familiar No3 for this match. She came in at 33 for one, sights set on a target of 205. In no time she was 31 from 32 balls, thanks to a few Sri Lankan gifts, while her captain, Knight, batted like a woman in the form of her life, following up her maiden one-day international ton with a half-century off 57 balls. Taylor soon eased to her own fifty, slapping her 58th ball through midwicket for four. It drew the loudest and longest ovation from a warm Taunton crowd. Then, she unfurled some classics: three fours on the bounce – skipped and clubbed down the ground, a reverse sweep and a full toss dismissed
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