A, Taylor again impressed hitting a match winning century, smashing 106 from 120 balls in an England victory putting more pressure on the England selectors. Sri Lanka won the second by 10 wickets taking the series to a decider. Taylor starred in the deciding match, scoring his highest List A score of 111, and the fifth century of his career, as England won by 135 runs. When the Lions toured Bangladesh in January 2012, Taylor was again chosen as captain. He scored 24, 0, 26, 13, 1 and 65* in the one day series. International playing career 2011–13 Ireland and South Africa Taylor was included in the England ODI squad for the match against Ireland in August was 2011. England fielded a largely inexperienced side and he debuted alongside Ben Stokes and Scott Borthwick. Taylor contributed a single run to England's 11-run victory in a rain-affected match. He was selected for the England Test squad for the first time in 2012 following the withdrawal of Ravi Bopara for 'personal reasons'. Taylor made his Test debut in the second Test against South Africa on 2 August 2012 and made 34 runs, sharing in a 147-run partnership with Kevin Pietersen which helped secure a draw for England. However, his efforts in two Tests were not enough to earn him selection for the winter tours of India and New Zealand, instead touring with England Lions once again. Taylor returned to the England team for another ODI against Ireland. This time he fared better, making a score of 25 as England won the match by six wickets. 2014–15 Sri Lanka and Tri Series Following his form for Nottinghamshire, Taylor returned to the England squad for the limited overs tour against Sri Lanka. Taylor got his chance to play in the third ODI after Alistair Cook was suspended for a slow over rate. Taylor took his chance and made 90 to help England win the game. Following his performance, Taylor kept his place and made 68 in the next match, although this time it was in vain as England lost. He played in the final two games of the series although he failed to make another significant score, hitting a combined total of 12 runs in the two innings. Taylor kept his place batting at number three for the Tri series against India and Australia. In the first game of the series he made a