Jason Roy could be the answer to England’s woes at the top of the order
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Jason Roy has established himself as one of the deadliest openers in limited overs cricket as he can go from zero to a hundred in the blink of an eye. With the opening batsman having enjoyed a lot of success, especially in ODIs, is it time for him to make the transition to Test cricket?
Glenn McGrath: “When you look at someone like Roy, there are comparisons to be made to Warner and I could see them playing against each other in the 2019 Ashes”
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Former Australia pace bowler Glenn McGrath believes that opening batsman Jason Roy should be part of England’s Test squad going forward.
Alex Hales: “It has been a long few months but it is great to be back out here”
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England batsman Alex Hales has revealed that it “hurt massively” when he lost his spot in the national team after being suspended.
Mitchell Marsh has his sights set on the 2019 World Cup
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Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has acknowledged that consistency will be the key to him keeping his spot in the ODI squad in the lead-up to the 2019 World Cup.
Jason Roy is delighted upon bringing up his fourth ODI hundred
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England opener Jason Roy put on a show at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as he smashed a career-best 180 to lead his side to a five-wicket win over Australia in the first ODI.
Jonny Bairstow celebrates after scoring his second ODI hundred
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England ended their summer at home with a bang as Jonny Bairstow smashed a career-best 141 not out to help his side demolish the West Indies by nine wickets in the fifth ODI in Southampton.
Evin Lewis struck his second ODI hundred, but it was not enough to lead the West Indies to victory
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Evin Lewis made the fourth-highest score by a West Indian player in ODI history, but it still wasn’t enough to lead his side to victory as England managed to claim a six-run win via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method at The Oval.
Morris was named Man of the Match for his figures of 2-18 off four overs
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Chris Morris’ bowled a highly economical spell, during which he dismissed Sam Billings and Jonny Bairstow, to lead South Africa to a heart-racing three-run win in the second Twenty20 International at Taunton.
“He shouldn’t have been dropped. That was a poor decision”
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Kevin Pietersen has criticised England for dropping opener Jason Roy during the Champions Trophy.
“If you never get to play in an Ashes game, this is the closest you will ever get to beating an Australia team”
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England captain Eoin Morgan has said that he is treating his side’s Champions Trophy showdown against Australia on Saturday like his own personal Ashes.
