Editing Mark Taylor (cricketer) (section)

==Retirement==
Taylor retired from professional cricket in early 1999 after the Ashes series. On [[Australia Day]], he was named the [[Australian of the Year]].<ref>Piesse, pp. 188–191.</ref> He was awarded an [[Australian Sports Medal]] in 2000 and a [[Centenary Medal]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/977445|title=TAYLOR, Mark Anthony, Australian Sports Medal|work=itsanhonour.gov.au|publisher=[[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]]|access-date=26 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203000613/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=977445&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1125623|title=Taylor, Mark Anthony: Centenary Medal|publisher=It's an Honour|access-date=23 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224101514/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1125623&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archive-date=24 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> He was inducted into the [[Sport Australia Hall of Fame]] in 2002 and made an Officer of the [[Order of Australia]] in [[2003 Australia Day Honours|2003]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/mark-taylor/|title=Mark Taylor|publisher=Sport Australia Hall of Fame|access-date=25 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1042137|title=Taylor, Mark Anthony, AO|publisher=It's an Honour|access-date=23 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614161038/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1042137|archive-date=14 June 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, he was inducted into the Cricket Hall of Fame by the CA.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2011/02/06/taylor-walters-in-australian-cricket-hall-of-fame-updated/|title=Taylor, Walters in Australian Cricket Hall of Fame (Updated)|author=Staff|publisher=Star Media Group|date=6 February 2011 |access-date=24 July 2019}}</ref>

He is now a commentator for Channel Nine for 21 years. Despite the network losing the TV rights in April 2018, Taylor re-signed for another three years to give his expert analysis on the [[Ashes 2019]], [[2019 Cricket World Cup]] & [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|2020 T20 World Cup]] and as a digital contributor.

He mainly commentates on [[One Day International]] and Test matches in Australia until the network's final year of cricket telecasts, so he can now spend more time with his family. {{Citation needed|date=November 2019}} He used to also appear on ''[[The Cricket Show]]'' with [[Simon O'Donnell]], and is a spokesman for [[Fujitsu]] air-conditioners. He also commentates for radio.

Taylor is patron of the Mark Taylor Shield Cricket competition run for NSW Catholic Primary schools in and around the Sydney region. On 6 November 2011, Waitara Oval, the home of the [[Northern District Cricket Club]], had its name formally changed to Mark Taylor Oval, to honour its former First Grade captain and life member.<ref name="whereilive">{{cite web|url=http://hornsby-advocate.whereilive.com.au/news/story/a-gala-day-to-honour-legend/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708184653/http://hornsby-advocate.whereilive.com.au/news/story/a-gala-day-to-honour-legend/|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 July 2012|title=A Gala Day to Honour Legend &#124; dailytelegraph.com.au|publisher=hornsby-advocate.whereilive.com.au|access-date=9 November 2015|work=Hornsby Advocate}}</ref>

In October 2015, [[The Primary Club of Australia]] announced that Mark Taylor had accepted the role of Twelfth Man and Patron following the passing of their former Patron, [[Richie Benaud]] OBE.<ref name="primaryclub">{{cite web|url=http://www.primaryclub.com/about/|title=about us : The Primary Club of Australia website|publisher=primaryclub.com|access-date=9 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117224748/http://www.primaryclub.com/about/|archive-date=17 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also became Director of Cricket Australia, and commissioned a replacement cap for Benaud. Benaud died before he could receive it, so the cap was presented to his wife.