Roy has been a terrific player for England and was integral to their 2019 World Cup win on home soil. But realistically what is there left for him to achieve now? Luke Wright, England’s national selector, revealed Roy has been asked to play some part in the ODI series against Ireland that starts this week and to be a reserve for the World Cup.
It is telling that Roy has not yet confirmed whether he is willing to do that. The feeling is that after being told that the 15 players named last month would be the World Cup squad, Roy is seething. Wright admitted it had been a “hammer blow” for the opener, who was told the bad news over the weekend by captain and close friend Jos Buttler.
“For Jason now, I’m sure he’s got some thinking to do over the initial disappointment but we’ve made clear that if there’s an injury at the top of the order, there’s definitely the option for him to come in as the reserve,” Wright said. “We’ve spoken to him about that and he has time to reflect over the next few days. It is obviously not an easy pill to swallow.”
The likelihood is that Roy will not make himself available as a reserve and that Zak Crawley, who captains an experimental squad against Ireland, will be the top-order cover for the tournament in India.
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