Cricketer jason roy biography

If there was any doubt over the value of Jason Roy to England's limited-overs team - and there probably shouldn't have been - it was dispelled on the way to their World Cup triumph of 2019.

Having started the tournament in formidable form - he made a half-century against South Africa and a brutal 153 against Bangladesh - he suffered a hamstring injury against West Indies and could only watch-on as England suffered tournament-threatening defeats against Sri Lanka and Australia.

Rushed back into the side - there was little evidence that he had fully recovered - Roy responded with three typically domineering half-centuries (innings of 66, 60 and 85) and three century partnerships with the equally prolific Jonny Bairstow in what were effectively knock-out games against India, New Zealand and Australia.

By the end of that Australia game - the World Cup semi-final - Roy had registered three centuries and six half-centuries in his previous 11 ODI innings. Ben Stokes' brillianc