England’s World Cup-winning opener Jason Roy is ready to make a shock return to red-ball cricket after being named in Surrey’s squad to face Warwickshire within the County Championship Division One at Edgbaston from Friday, Could 9.
Roy, who is thought for his fearless batting strategy and skill to attain briskly within the white-ball codecs, has performed 87 First-Class matches, scoring 4,850 runs at a mean of 36.46 and a strike charge of 80.75. He has additionally represented England in 5 Assessments, scoring 187 runs. The final time he appeared in a red-ball fixture was a one-off Bob Willis Trophy look for Surrey in opposition to Hampshire within the Covid-marred summer season of 2020. He registered scores of 4 and 14 in that encounter.
His return to the format comes on the backdrop of Surrey seeking to fill the void created by the absence of the membership’s ECB-contracted batters, Ollie Pope and Jamie Smith, who’re rested for this fixture alongside Gus Atkinson forward of the forthcoming Check in opposition to Zimbabwe later this month.
Roy’s availability additionally highlights his dwindling demand within the world T20 area. He performed a big position in England’s white-ball revolution put up the 2015 ODI World Cup. Nevertheless, he wasn’t picked by the selectors within the Three Lions’ title defence within the 2023 ODI World Cup in India. The fitting-handed batter did not discover a group on the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega public sale after withdrawing for private causes on three events in 2020, 2022 and 2024.
The 34-year-old has not performed a global match since March 2023 in opposition to Bangladesh in Chattogram. He’ll look to rediscover his outdated kind and stake a declare for a recall to the England lineup.
Three-time County Champions Surrey discover themselves at No. 3 within the Division One desk – six factors behind second-placed Warwickshire and ten factors afar from table-toppers Nottinghamshire. Nevertheless, they might be buzzing with confidence after recording a three-day win over Somerset on the Kia Oval. Arrival of abroad stars like Nathan Smith and Kurtis Patterson has bolstered their facet. In the meantime, Tom Lawes additionally returns to the contingent for the primary time this season.