That's terrible news for the lad. He fought hard to get into the England set up and took some tremendous catches at short leg. I'm just surprised that this wasn't picked up earlier given the health and fitness tests cricketers go through now.
Good luck to him in whatever he chooses and is able to do in the future.
I was really shocked and saddened to read about this earlier, I hope he gets his head round it and has a very fulfilling life in whatever he choses to do.
I had a lot of time for James Taylor as a cricketer. I've seen him score a double century and another hundred for Sussex, when he guested, against the Aussies. What a terrible piece of news.
Posted this on the Surrey thread but it belongs here really.
Sad news about Notts player James Taylor. Forced to retire die to a heart condition. Real shame that.
He had finally nailed down a test spot and looked very much like that piece of the middle order puzzle in place. Not to mention his short leg fielding. Had also got himself into consideration for the one day team on the back of that hundred against Aus last year.
Shame he won't have the opportunity to kick on. Real shame.... should have played a lot more tests.
Hope that Sky, Channel 5 or TMS give him a role as a pundit
Actually, I hope they don't' - yet. He seemed to be a really hard-working, intelligent cricketer - I think he'll make a terrific coach. He worked very, very hard through the age-groups to get his England chance, so I think he'd be a brilliant, "inspiring" coach, who can tell kids only a few years younger than him what they have to do to get the career they want.
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Good luck to him in whatever he chooses and is able to do in the future.
Similar to the condition Fabrice Muamba had, I guess a small consolation is that is was diagnosed before anything serious happened
Good luck James, I hope we see you continue in the game in another role.
Big shame for England too, think he would have been a fixture at middle order for the next few years.
What a shock.
A sad,sad loss to English cricket.
Really sad
Good luck going forward
Sad news about Notts player James Taylor. Forced to retire die to a heart condition. Real shame that.
He had finally nailed down a test spot and looked very much like that piece of the middle order puzzle in place. Not to mention his short leg fielding. Had also got himself into consideration for the one day team on the back of that hundred against Aus last year.
Shame he won't have the opportunity to kick on. Real shame.... should have played a lot more tests.
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