Jason Roy admitted that emotions got the better of him after he reminded the world of his class with a knock of 113 in England's first ODI with South Africa.
Jos Buttler's team were left to rue a wasteful collapse which saw them fall to a 27-run defeat, but one bright spot was the return to form of opener Roy following his turbulent 2022. He scored just 335 runs in 11 ODI innings, and 101 of them came in a single innings against the Netherlands.
Furthermore, he was dropped from the England T20 squad after hitting only 206 runs in 11 appearances, and was forced to watch Buttler and co life the World Cup from afar. His form in the SA20 in the lead-up to the series has also been underwhelming, but his 91-ball knock in Bloemfontein dispelled the notion he was a fading force.
