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Euro2016: Wales not tried to get under England skin - Swansea defender Taylor

Neil Taylor has made it quite clear that the Wales national team have had no intentions of winding up their English counterparts.

The Dragons take on the Three Lions at Euro2016 in Lens on Thursday and during the build-up to the anticipated fixture, there has been plenty of goading from both sides, particularly the Welsh.

However, Swansea City defender Taylor insists it has not been a premeditated plan by he and his colleagues to get at the English.

"We're coming up against a team who are used to playing at this level every week," said Taylor.

"So we haven't had the intention to get under anybody's skin.

"We just want to play well in the game. We're focused on us, and only us."

Wales meet England having beaten Slovakia 2-1 in their Group B opener with Thursday's opponents conceding a late goal to draw 1-1 with Russia.

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