Roy had accumulated 123 runs in five innings with an average of 30.75 and a strike rate of 138.2 in the T20 World Cup; Vince replaces him as one of the two remaining travel reservations; Roy said: “I’m heartbroken to be ruled out of the World Cup. It’s a bitter pill to swallow.”
Jason Roy will miss the remainder of the T20 World Cup with a broken left calf, as England’s preparations for their semi-final against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday suffered a major setback.
The fit starting batsman suffered the injury when England first lost in their campaign against South Africa on Saturday, and a subsequent scan drew a line through his name for the remainder of the tournament.
James Vince has been inducted into the squad, having been one of the two remaining roving reserves, with Roy joining speedy Tymal Mills with his left arm on the bench ahead of England’s biggest T20 since the 2016 World Cup final. .
Roy said: “I’m heartbroken to be ruled out of the World Cup. It’s a bitter pill to swallow.
“I will stay to support the guys and hopefully we can go all the way and lift that trophy. It’s been an incredible journey so far, and we have to keep expressing ourselves and focusing on ourselves.”
“Rehab has already begun, and although I have torn my calf, I am going to give myself the best chance of being ready for the T20 tour of the Caribbean early next year.”
Roy has racked up 123 runs in five innings with an average of 30.75 and a strike rate of 138.2 in a tournament where he and Jos Buttler have set the tone at the top of the order and England need to be reminded. little its value to the team.
That was evident during the group stage of the 2019 50-year World Cup, when a torn hamstring meant he missed losses to Australia and Sri Lanka before his return corresponded with a spike in luck. of eventual champions.
England, of course, beat New Zealand in the final only on the limits countdown, while the two teams also met in this competition five years ago, when Roy’s 78 on 44 balls helped Morgan’s team to prevail in the quarterfinal clash.
England went into the Gulf without Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Sam Curran, while Mills has succumbed to a right thigh strain and Roy has now joined the casualty list with an injury that seemed an immediate concern in Sharjah.
After being called up for a single, Roy took a couple of steps forward, limped the rest of the way, and then fell in obvious pain before being helped off the field, seemingly on the verge of tears as he retreated injured.
He was seen on crutches after England’s 10-race loss to the Proteas, with Eoin Morgan’s team still qualifying for the semifinals as winners of their Super 12 group, putting his participation in the remainder of the tournament in doubt.
While Vince has parachuted into the 15-person group, it’s possible Sam Billings will be in the middle order, with one of Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali or Liam Livingstone opening alongside Buttler.
An alternative is to beef up a bowling lineup that gathered just two wickets and leaked 189 runs against South Africa. In that scenario, the seam on the left arm of David Willey, also skilled with the bat, presents a tempting option.
