Jason Roy hits brilliant century in first England innings since World Cup heroics.. and had no idea about it – The Sun

JASON ROY scored a century in his first innings for England since  winning the World Cup — but he did not know it!

A two-hour power cut at the ground coincided with Roy’s knock and he was worried he raised his bat for the wrong reason.

The Surrey batsman explained: “I thought the umpire stitched me up. Everyone started clapping and I didn’t have a feeling of my score because I didn’t get clapped for my 50.

“I could only assume it was for my hundred so I raised my bat. But he said, ‘Are you sure they aren’t clapping the team’s 150’. I said, ‘Bloody hope not as I’d look like a bit of a muppet!’

“It was frustrating not having a scoreboard. You like to know where you are after ten, 20 and 30 overs.”

Roy overcame the shock of  losing Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root in the opening over and went on to score 104 from 99 balls as England were all out for 240.

It did not look enough when the South African Invitation XI reached 91-1 in the 18th over but they collapsed to 163 all out. England won by 77 runs and face the same opposition today.

Roy’s throw to Jos Buttler from the final ball of the super over against New Zealand secured England’s astonishing World Cup triumph last July.

He added: “It was nice to get the shirt back on and I’ve reflected on the World Cup quite a bit.

“But it’s a memory now that we keep close and it’s time to move forward and work hard for the next four years. I’m happy Eoin Morgan is carrying on, he’s a great captain, a great man, and he’s built a great team.”

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