Jason Roy marks return to England motion with speedy century in West Indies

Jason Roy marked his return to England responsibility with a scintillating 36-ball hundred to usher his aspect to a thumping win of their solely warm-up earlier than a five-match Twenty20 collection in opposition to the West Indies

In his first outing since recovering from the torn left calf that curtailed his T20 World Cup two months in the past, the opener struck 9 fours and 10 sixes in opposition to a Barbados Cricket Affiliation President’s XI on the Kensington Oval.

Roy dominated a 141-run opening stand alongside Tom Banton earlier than he was out for 115 off 47 balls, an innings which fashioned the spine of England’s 231 for 4, with their hosts ending on 137 for 11 in a 13-a-side affair that carried on past the tenth wicket falling to maximise enjoying time.

There have been cameos from Banton (32), James Vince (40 not out), Eoin Morgan (22) and Phil Salt (15no), with Moeen Ali’s dismissal for one off three balls the one blob, forward of a collection which begins on Saturday, the place England will likely be with out the likes of Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan and Ben Stokes after their Ashes involvement.

But it surely was Roy who hogged the headlines. He limped off the sector in England’s remaining group sport on the T20 World Cup within the United Arab Emirates and his absence was keenly felt days later in a semi-final defeat in opposition to New Zealand.

He was at his devastating greatest in Bridgetown and appeared assured from the off, characteristically marching down the monitor usually as he took on a callow seam assault with a collection of flicks, pulls and drives.

There have been moments of fortune as a few main edges fell into gaps however he reached his ton with three straight heaves for six, the primary hitting the roof of the Greenidge and Haynes Stand and the final two clearing it.

He was dropped from the following ball – one in all a collection of fielding errors from their beneficiant hosts – as England reached 141 with out loss after 10 overs earlier than off-spinner Ashley Nurse introduced some respectability to proceedings.

After Banton slapped to mid-off for 32, Nurse, by far essentially the most skilled campaigner for the BCA President’s XI, stifled Roy and Vince, with England restricted to 16 runs within the 4 overs following the midway stage.

Roy swept Nurse into the deep after which the off-spinner, who has represented the Windies on 67 events within the white-ball codecs, cleaned up Moeen as England lurched to 159 for 3 earlier than the innings ended with a flourish.

With the Ashes contingent unavailable and one or two others out – Liam Livingstone is within the squad however missed out right here as a consequence of sickness – this was an opportunity for a number of on the fringes to stake their declare in a T20 World Cup 12 months.

Vince held England’s innings collectively after Roy’s downfall and Salt was punchy in direction of the again finish, whereas Reece Topley and Saqib Mahmood made early inroads into the opposition batting line-up, with a chase by no means seeming possible.

Left-armer Topley conceded simply two runs in his two overs after opening the bowling below lights whereas Adil Rashid trapped former Windies batter Kyle Hope and Tevyn Walcott in entrance to cut back the hosts to 63 for six.

Tymal Mills’ radar was a bit off, sending down a number of leg-side wides, however he ended Shamar Springer’s buccaneering 36 off 23 balls, with Liam Dawson holding on to a steepler at mid-off.

Mills took one other couple of scalps with slower balls both aspect of a brief break for rain. Whereas the house aspect had misplaced 10 wickets, they fulfilled their 20 overs as England sought to wring each drop from the apply sport.