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The starter says he is mentally and physically ready to face Proteas in the upcoming Sky Live white ball series after a low scoring and injury-stricken summer for England and the Tottenham Hotspur fan describes the reception of cricket in the gym Dele Alli’s as ‘quite special’
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Jason Roy says he’s ready for the challenge posed by South Africa’s bowling attack
England starter Jason Roy says he is “ready to face a little fire” in the form of South Africa’s highly skilled pace attack after leaving a difficult summer behind.
Roy, 30, withdrew from the recent IPL citing personal reasons in late August following a season in which he scored 49 ODI runs against Ireland and Australia in six innings and missed the white ball series against Pakistan after choose up to a left side tension.
- November 27: First T20I, Cape Town (4pm departure)
- November 29th: Second T20I, Paarl (start 12.30 pm)
- December 1st: Third T20I, Cape Town (start at 4 pm)
- December 4th: First ODI, Cape Town (start at 11AM)
- 6th of December: Second ODI, Paarl (start at 8 am)
- December 9: Third ODI, Cape Town (start at 11am)
The Surrey hitter admits he felt mentally drained from spending so much time in biosafety bubbles, but has rediscovered his enthusiasm for the game ahead of the T20 and 50-Over series against South Africa, whose attack includes fast-paced Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Lungi. Ngidi.
“You’ve got to power up or you’re going to walk away with some broken bones,” said Roy, who is set to return to the top of the order when England take on the Proteas in the first T20 of three on Friday. live on Sky Sports.
South Africa vs England
November 27, 2020, 3:30 pm
Live 
“You just have to make sure your training is right and you’re ready to face a little fire.
“I think the T20 is a little different, you can adapt and change the way you play a little bit, but it’s always fun to play against the extra rhythm. It will be a good fight.”
Roy found some form at the end of the summer, scoring 206 runs in five strokes to help Surrey to the Vitality Blast final, where he made 66 just for the Nottinghamshire Outlaws to secure victory by six wickets.
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That defeat, like most of 2020, is now deep in the back of his mind.
“I finished the summer a bit high, losing the final was not great, but at least we were there,” he said.
“It was a difficult summer, having an injury and being in a new environment that is completely foreign to me and who I am as a person, so mentally it was very hard and getting injured physically was not great.
“Then I had a couple of annoying layoffs against the Australians, which didn’t help the cause either.
“It was one of those summers to go ‘this is where you are, put it down, put it aside, don’t go to the IPL, resolve yourself and come back stronger and I feel great about it.
“Summer is actually a very distant memory, which is quite a pleasant feeling.”
He added: “The most important thing is that I’m really excited about my cricket. I’m really excited about getting out; I’m excited about my training, I’m excited to keep learning, so it’s a good place for me to be mentally.
“Obviously not having playing time is something, but being much more mentally updated is just as important.
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So much so, that Roy will fly straight to the Big Bash League immediately after the South African series and represent Perth Strikers for the remainder of the tournament once his quarantine period ends on Boxing Day, though, as it stands. currently, his young family will. be unable to join him.
Scorchers will not only benefit from Roy’s big shots, but also from his predatory fielding skills and, having come out as a Tottenham Hotspur fan in 2019, the batsman couldn’t hide his admiration for the spectacular catch and catch the midfielder from the Spurs, Dele Alli. this week while playing cricket at the gym.
“I wouldn’t recommend going that way with a hard ball,” Roy laughed, “but that was so special and the guys got around him a lot!”
Watch all of the England South Africa Tour matches live on Sky Sports Cricket, starting with the first T20 starting at 3.30pm on Friday.
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