Jason Roy was a man under pressure.
His lack of runs and the heavy scoring of others – Alex Hales and Will Jacks to name but two – had raised the prospect of the opener missing this autumn’s 50-over World Cup in India after being axed from last year’s T20 version in Australia.
However, after 14 international innings without a fifty, plus plenty of struggles in domestic white-ball cricket, Roy crashed a 79-ball…