'It was a struggle' - Phil Taylor speaks after reaching dream final on last appearance at the World Championship

Phil Taylor is through to the final against Rob Cross in his final ever World Championship and last ever competitive darts match of his career.
He defeated Jamie Lewis in his semi-final 6-1 but the scoreline did not tell the full story with Lewis having darts to win most sets and most of them went the distance which made Taylor say afterwards that it was a struggle but that he played on a lack of experience from the Welshman to get over the line.
"It was a struggle," Taylor admitted. "Jamie's one of the players who's very steady, very accurate, he doesn't show any emotion, doesn't show any fear, he's fantastic.
"I played on Jamie's lack of experience, that's all it was, he missed a couple of crucial doubles there. He had me, first two or three sets there I didn't know where I was and I was struggling.
"At 1-1 I thought I was a lucky boy and I just kept on picking away."
Taylor admitted he never thought he'd be able to reach the final on his final visit to Alexandra Palace but the clinical nature of his darts has returned him to the showpiece once again.
"The first round against Chris Dobey I knew I was in for a battle, but I thought if I got passed him then I could have a run at it.
"Then when I got to Gary Anderson I thought that's you done now because he's a younger, stronger, fitter and better player than I am at the minute but he didn't perform and I took advantage.
"It's a bit like John Part when he beat Kirk Shepherd in the final, I'm just picking up the pieces to be honest with you."
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