England opener Jason Roy will captain the Oval Invincibles in their upcoming Hundred match against Northern Superchargers, with regular skipper Sam Billings missing due to his involvement in the England Lions tour match against South Africa.
It is a major show of faith in Roy, who has endured a difficult summer so far with the bat and has never captained a team at senior level before. However, with another captaincy candidate in Will Jacks also on England Lions duty, Roy has been handed the job and says he is "relishing the extra responsibility".
And the Invincibles will be hoping Roy can find some form against the Superchargers, having managed just 76 runs from 98 balls in six T20Is this summer and scores of nought and ten in The Hundred.
