T20 World Cup | James Vince replaces injured Jason Roy in England squad

England opener Jason Roy has been ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing T20 World Cup after injuring his calf in the team’s last game against South Africa. He pulled his calf while trying to run a single for his partner Jos Buttler and appeared to be in serious pain and disappointment during and after walking out of the field.

He has been replaced by James Vince in the England squad for the next round of the tournament.

Roy called the injury a “bitter pill to swallow” and expressed sheer disappointment at missing out on the opportunity to play big games for his side. He extended his best wishes for his teammates and said that England are well poised to go all the way and lift the trophy on November 14.

"I’m gutted to be ruled out of the World Cup. It is a bitter pill to swallow. I will be staying on to support the boys, and hopefully, we can go all the way and lift that trophy. It has been an unbelievable journey so far, and we have to continue expressing ourselves and concentrating on us,” Roy said in a statement released by the ECB.

"The rehab has already started, and even though I’ve torn my calf, I’m going to give myself the best chance of being ready for the T20 tour of the Caribbean at the start of next year."

England are all set to take on New Zealand in the second semi-final of the tournament and although they have a lot of reliable options to replace Roy at the top of the order, his batting form and aggression, especially against pacers would be missed by the Eoin Morgan’s side.