You are never to late to learn: At 31, Ross Taylor has overcome the disappointment of losing the captaincy and has continued to develop his game, in particular having greater confidence in being able to drive down the ground. Taylor had preferred to work the angles earlier in his career but realised to flourish against the best pace attacks in the world he needed to learn to score more with a straight bat. He produced some delightful strokes on his way to a stunning 290, the highest score in Australia by a touring batsman. While his knock may not have have had the flashiness of Brian Lara's 277 at the SCG more than 20 years ago, this was a performance to remember, and finally...
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