{"id":12905,"date":"2012-07-29T13:43:49","date_gmt":"2012-07-29T11:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/cricket-uncapped-taylor-replaces-bopara-for-england\/"},"modified":"2012-07-29T13:43:49","modified_gmt":"2012-07-29T11:43:49","slug":"cricket-uncapped-taylor-replaces-bopara-for-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cricket-uncapped-taylor-replaces-bopara-for-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket-Uncapped Taylor replaces Bopara for England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">LONDON, July 29<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; Uncapped Nottinghamshire batsman<br \/>\nJames Taylor is poised to make his England test debut in the<br \/>\nsecond match of the series against South Africa starting on<br \/>\nThursday after Ravi Bopara said he was unavailable for personal<br \/>\nreasons.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Taylor, who is set to bat at six and has one limited-overs<br \/>\ncap, is the only change for the Headingley contest after England<br \/>\nwere trounced by an innings and 12 runs in the first match of<br \/>\nthe three-test series at the Oval.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were outplayed during the first test last week but it is<br \/>\nimportant that this squad regroups and focuses on preparing for<br \/>\nthe second test,&#8221; England national selector Geoff Miller said in<br \/>\na statement.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have made one change to the squad with James Taylor<br \/>\nreplacing Ravi Bopara, who is unavailable for selection due to<br \/>\npersonal reasons.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;James has been part of the England Performance Programme<br \/>\nfor a number of years and has performed consistently for England<br \/>\nLions and now has an opportunity to step up and experience the<br \/>\nTest environment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bopara, who only returned to the team for the first test<br \/>\nafter an absence of almost a year, has struggled to impose<br \/>\nhimself in the test arena but the full reason for his withdrawal<br \/>\nhas not been released.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pace bowler Steven Finn will be looking to return to the<br \/>\nside after England took just two wickets at the Oval as they<br \/>\nbattle to avoid losing the series and their number one test<br \/>\nranking to the South Africans.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Squad: Andrew Strauss, James Anderson, Ian Bell, Tim<br \/>\nBresnan, Stuart Broad, Alastair Cook, Steven Finn, Graham<br \/>\nOnions, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior, Graeme Swann, James Taylor<br \/>\nJonathan Trott<\/p>\n<p> (Writing by Mark Meadows)<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright\">\n<p>         \t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) &#8211; Uncapped Nottinghamshire batsman James Taylor is poised to make his England test debut in the second match of the series against South Africa starting on Thursday after Ravi Bopara said he was unavailable for personal reasons. 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