Sarah Taylor back in England women’s squad

LONDON:Wicket-keeper Sarah  Taylor was included in the England  squad announced on Monday  for theWomen’sWorld Cup  after taking nearly a year out of  the game due to a stress-related  illness.  Taylor, 28, widely regarded  as one of the best keepers in the  women’s game and, on her day,  a dynamic batsman, stepped  away from cricket after revealing  shewas strugglingwith anxiety  issues.  But she returned last month  and has been included, together  with captain Heather Knight, in  a 15-strong squad provided they  both complete their “return to  full fitness”.  Top-order batsman Knight  suffered a stress fracture in her  foot earlier this month but she  hopes to be fit in time to lead  hosts England in their World  Cup opener against India in  Derby on June 24.  Taylor joined the squad for a  training camp in the United  Arab Emirates last month for  the first time since taking an indefinite  career break inMay last  year.Explaining her condition in  an interview with the BBC in  June 2016, Taylor said: “For the  past four years, I have been suffering  from anxiety.  “My health is my first priority,  and it was starting to affect  my performance in cricket.”  Taylor added: “It happened  mainly when I was waiting to  bat - the nerves and expectation  of scoring runs would hit me.  “It would be nerves, plus  something else — and now I  know it is genuine panic.”—AFP