da apostebet： New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has made technical adjustments to his grip during a batting clinic held in Christchurch last week
da luck： Cricinfo staff28-Sep-2008
Ross Taylor’s technique was found wanting in the recent Test series in England © Getty Images
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 . “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.
