The Kiwi was hurriedly signing memorabilia for fans in between deliveries while positioned on the boundary.
He had just handed back a cricket ball when he unwittingly received sandpaper.
Raucous laughter can be heard when Taylor returns the sandpaper.
England fans lapped it up, tweeting on England's Barmy Army account images of the quartet, the signed yellow sandpaper as well as footage of Taylor signing it.
Ross Taylor signs a piece of sandpaper ๐๐
Posted by England's Barmy Army on Thursday, March 29, 2018
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