Though Bairstow kept wickets for England in the Ashes, he did drop catches in the series after coming back from a freak leg injury. Foakes, on the other hand, was left out of the squad for the Ashes, but has managed to earn a recall for the India tour, a place where he exhibited exceptional wicket keeping skills in the 2021 trip.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I was there watching at Galle when Ben Foakes scored a hundred on debut. I would have persevered with him but then the next thing you know, he\u2019s been dropped. The one thing I did notice last summer was that Jonny Bairstow was not fit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"He had a bad injury and came back and had put a bit of weight on and that can affect your concentration. I would go with Ben in India where you keep all day in heat and humidity,\" said Taylor to The Telegraph.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Taylor played 57 Tests for England from 1971 to 1984 and said he used to lose sleep over errors while wicketkeeping in matches. \u201cIt didn\u2019t mean to say I wasn\u2019t trying with my batting and I\u2019m not making excuses but nobody, either at Derbyshire or England, encouraged me to try and improve my batting.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I never lost sleep over my batting. But I did lose sleep if I missed stumpings or dropped catches because that was my job. It\u2019d be a different story today I suppose but it still happens. Ben Foakes, James Foster, Chris Read and Jack Russell all got picked, dropped, picked and dropped. I think that\u2019s wrong.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Taylor also emphasised on concentration being a key element for a wicketkeeper. \u201cWhen I coaching wicketkeeping to kids I\u2019d say to the young boys, forget what you see on TV with keepers shouting and carrying on.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"You\u2019ve got to concentrate. It is ok geeing up your own lads but I said if you\u2019re too busy chatting to the opposition, or all this business, you\u2019re not concentrating and you will let your team down.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ben-foakes-should-be-the-wicketkeeper-for-england-in-tests-against-india-says-bob-taylor.jpg", "alt_img": "Ben Foakes should be the wicketkeeper for England in Tests against India, says Bob Taylor", "alt_title": "Ben Foakes,England,Wicket-keeper,practice", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Ben Foakes Should Be The Wicketkeeper For England In Tests Against India, Says Bob Taylor On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Ben Foakes Should Be The Wicketkeeper For England In Tests Against India, Says Bob Taylor, Ben Foakes: Former England wicketkeeper-batter Bob Taylor said Ben Stokes should be the glovesman for the side in their upcoming.", "seo_keywords": "Ben Foakes, New Delhi, Former England, Bob Taylor, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Though Bairstow, The Telegraph, James Foster, Chris Read, Jack Russell", "tag": "", "tagging": "Ben Foakes, New Delhi, Former England, Bob Taylor, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Though Bairstow, The Telegraph, James Foster, Chris Read, Jack Russell", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "ben-foakes-should-be-the-wicketkeeper-for-england-in-tests-against-india-says-bob-taylor", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "822", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2024-01-21 16:26:04", "updated": "2024-01-21 16:26:04", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Ben Foakes, New Delhi, Former England, Bob Taylor, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Though Bairstow, The Telegraph, James Foster, Chris Read, Jack Russell", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-01-21 16:26:04", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/ben-foakes-should-be-the-wicketkeeper-for-england-in-tests-against-india-says-bob-taylor-136530" }