England batsman Jos Buttler ‘as good as it gets’, says Jason Roy

Jason Roy believes team-mate Jos Buttler is so good he is almost “demoralising” England’s top order batsmen with his explosive innings.

Roy marked his return from injury with 87 in the high-scoring win over Pakistan in the second one-day international at Southampton.

But his efforts were overshadowed by man-of-the-match Buttler, who hit England’s second-quickest ODI hundred.

The innings prompted Sky Sports’ Nasser Hussain to proclaim Buttler among the all-time great ODI players, and Roy believes the plaudits are well deserved.

“He’s as good as it gets to be honest,” he said.

“It’s not a shock, in fact it’s getting a bit kind of routine for him to come out and play those sort of innings.

“He’s almost demoralising the guys at the top of the order that are going at a run a ball and he comes in and just blitzes it.

“He’s an extreme talent and works hard for it and deserves everything he gets.”

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After recovering from a back spasm while batting for Surrey in the Royal London One-Day Cup last month, Roy believes his injuries woes are now behind him.

“I’m 100 per cent fit. I spent six or seven weeks with my hamstring injury, fixing my torn hamstring,” he said.

“Then my back was quite a big issue but it was resolved by the great medical staff we have here.

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