Sarah Taylor says anxiety attacks forced her to take a break from cricket

Jun 9, 2016 at 1:48 PM

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Sarah Taylor says anxiety attacks forced her to take a break from cricket

England women’s wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor has finally spoken about the anxiety issues that have forced her to take an indefinite break from international cricket.
Taylor, one of the world’s leading woman cricketers, has not played for England since the semi-final of the World Twenty20 against Australia in March.

It was announced at the start of the summer that she was taking an extended break for personal reasons, but she has now confirmed she has suffered panic attacks and anxiety issues that she describes as a “mental injury”.
The 26-year-old’s shocking decision came after she had a disappointing ICC World Twenty20 campaign with England in India this spring.

Speaking to the BBC, Taylor said: “It was starting to affect my performance and cricket and taking time out is a way of trying to fix me as a person and prolong my career.

“On the cricket field it happened when I was waiting to come out to bat, the expectation of wanting to score runs, that was the hardest. The nerves would hit me but it would be nerves plus something else, I was always confused as to what it was but now I know.
“It’s a genuine panic, the heart races, you feel faint and those are little things I go through. There have been times when I have had to run off into the changing rooms and be sick through sheer panic.”

Taylor, who has represented England in 101 One-Day Internationals, 81 Twenty20 Internationals, and eight Tests, insisted she was ‘99% sure’ she would resume her career in cricket.
“I would like to say I am 99% sure I will play again,” Taylor added.

“I want to put on an England shirt again, I want to train with the girls – I miss them terribly – but being realistic and knowing I will do everything in my power to become healthy, I can’t say that is going to happen. I don’t know where it will go. But in a positive way, I want to play cricket again and I hope to be back.”

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