Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor, an ardent supporter and vocal defender of Michael Clarke, calls his legacy as a champion of bright and aggressive cricket as one that is undeniable

Why does the position seemingly inspire a relative lack of performance in many - and the opposite in a few?

Captains make thousands of decisions, big and small, every day. We pick five of the most inspired ones

Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has urged the selectors to think as much about the 2015 Ashes as the India Test when they meet to pick the Australian Test squad

Otherwise good batsmen who had unaccountable dips in form when they moved to a different spot in the batting order

Steve Waugh, Ian Chappell, Clive Lloyd, MAK Pataudi: some of cricket's finest captains speak about their craft

Australia's triumph in the 1989 Ashes is a cautionary tale for those who think England barely need to lift a finger to retain the urn

Mark Taylor has said he intends to use his new position as a Cricket Australia board member to help build the national team's leadership group

Mark Taylor believes restoring Shane Watson to the opening position and shifting David Warner down to No.5 or 6 could be the formula Australia need to post challenging totals on the upcoming Ashes tour

Former Australia captain Mark Taylor believes Twenty20's easy money has contributed to the national side's poverty of Test match batting options

Mark Taylor's name is expected to be missing when the three candidates for Australian cricket's first fully independent board directorships are revealed on Friday

Australia's three great modern captains have been Richie Benaud, Ian Chappell and Mark Taylor. And their latest leader may soon be counted among them

Michael Clarke's unbeaten 329, and the manner of its conclusion, have made "enormous inroads" for him to be respected by all in Australia and beyond, former captain Mark Taylor has said

Shane Warne believes India's chances in the upcoming Test series in Australia will hinge on the fitness of fast bowlers Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan

Australian cricket's reckoning for a disastrous Ashes series, and the decline from greatness to mediocrity that preceded it, is belatedly at hand

Mark Taylor and Doug Walters will become the latest inductees into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame at the Allan Border Medal night in Melbourne on Monday

As batsman, Taylor was safe as houses; as captain, he was an adventurer

Shane Watson has questioned whether the ICC really wants to eradicate match-fixing and spot-fixing from cricket due to fears the problem might run too deep

Cricket Australia will not finalise its next candidate for the ICC vice-presidency until August