Taylor blames loss of energy for quit move

Former Test captain Mark Taylor quit as a Cricket Australia director yesterday, saying he had “lost the energy” to continue, after a torrid time sparked by the ball-tampering scandal and a scathing review into the governing body. He becomes the latest top figure to exit the embattled organisation following chief executive James Sutherland and chairman David Peever. “I‘ve just got to the end. Particularly over the last 18 months, there’s been a lot in this role as a director of Cricket Australia and it’s taken its toll on me,” he said. “I don’t think I can give any more. I’ve lost the energy and I think it’s time for someone else to step up and fill my shoes.” Since Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were banned for trying to alter the ball with sandpaper in a South Africa Test in March, Taylor had been at the forefront of working to restore relations between CA and the players’ union.