Jason Roy

Roy stays fairly still at the crease and relies on a powerful cross-bat swing to send the ball long distances. Alongside Alex Hales, he played a central part in steadying England's white-ball top order after a dismal 2015 World Cup. In 2016 he struck two centuries against Sri Lanka in England, and one of them set a new ODI best for him.

His path was not entirely smooth. During the 2017 Champions Trophy he was left out of the semifinal against Pakistan, and Jonny Bairstow took his spot. Strong form in the NatWest T20 Blast earned him a recall to the T20 side, and he hit 67 in the second match against South Africa. Back in the ODI team, he made 180 against Australia at the MCG in January 2018. That innings passed the 171 made by Hales and became the highest ODI score by an England batsman. In the same game he shared a 221-run partnership with Joe Root, England's best ever for the third wicket in one-day cricket. In the IPL he turned out for Gujarat Lions in 2017 and Delhi Daredevils in 2018. He then withdrew from the following season to prepare for the World Cup. In England's last ODI series before that tournament, against Pakistan, he scored 87, 76 and 114.

At the 2019 World Cup, Roy opened with a rapid half-century against South Africa and followed it with 153 against Bangladesh. A torn left hamstring then kept him out for three matches, and England lost two of them. That left England needing to beat India to stay alive. Roy returned for that game and made 66 from 57 balls. He and Bairstow put together three century opening stands in a row, which helped carry England to the title, sealed in a final against New Zealand.

Questions have often been raised about his technique in red-ball cricket. Even so, the selectors backed him. He made his Test debut against Ireland and was named in the squad for the 2019 Ashes.