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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,
following his sacking as captain ahead of the tour to South Africa last
year, and his fall-out with coach Mike Hesson.
"I wouldn't say I'm as comfortable as I would like to be, but I guess that will (improve) over time," Taylor told LiveSport,
a New Zealand radio show, a day after drawing the Test series against
England in a thrilling finish in Auckland. "There are a lot of things
that have happened. Maybe over the next couple of weeks or months things
might get told, but now is probably not a great time to talk about it."
Taylor's comments were received with disappointment by New Zealand
Cricket chief executive David White. "Surprised really. Disappointed. A
little bit confused why he would come out with those comments a day
after an exceptional Test match where our guys played so well, when
everything should be about the team," White said. "It should all be
about the team performance now but unfortunately he's come out with
these comments and I need to understand his motivation for that and I'll
be talking to him about that in the next few days."
Taylor was removed from the New Zealand captaincy in all formats in
December 2012 and replaced by Brendon McCullum, who had the backing of
Hesson. Taylor then decided to take time off from the game and miss the tour of South Africa because of the manner in which he was ousted, which led New Zealand Cricket to issue an apology for the breakdown in communication within the management.
After declaring himself available for the home series against England,
Taylor was picked in all formats but was not in good form, making 23
runs in three Twenty20s and 94 runs in five Test innings. He had a
better ODI series, scoring 150 in three matches. He said he was looking
forward to the return leg in England during the winter, and that he was
pleased with how the newcomers in the squad had performed.
"As one of the senior batters, it's nice for others to come in and score
some runs, something I haven't done very much in a New Zealand team is
have to wait a couple of sessions to bat," Taylor said. "Hopefully I can
start getting used to that trend. We've always had the talent, it's
just marrying that together and playing consistent cricket. We've got a
good nucleus of young players who are getting more experience now. Time
will tell, there are definitely good signs for the future."
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