Overview
- This week Jason Roy told ESPNcricinfo that a back spasm before England’s brief New Zealand series in 2023 and muddled communication from selectors cost him his place in the provisional World Cup squad.
- England replaced Roy with Harry Brook on the final day teams could alter provisional squads for the 2023 ODI World Cup, a move Roy says effectively ended his ODI career.
- Roy says he expected a phone call about his future but instead learned he was omitted from a following West Indies tour on social media, which damaged his trust in the team and selectors.
- He describes prolonged mental health effects from the snub, saying the episode ‘‘took a huge chunk out of me’’ and reduced his appetite to chase international selection.
- Roy has continued to play franchise cricket, including the PSL 2026 with Karachi Kings, and coverage and his age make an England recall unlikely in the near term.