Roy reveals baby drama after Pakistan hundred

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Last Updated : May 18 2019 | 10:51 AM IST

Jason Roy was at a loss to explain how he had scored a match-winning century against Pakistan following an overnight visit to hospital with his baby daughter.

Roy's superb 114 was the centrepiece of England's chase as they beat Pakistan at Trent Bridge on Friday to go 3-0 up with one to play in a one-day international series.

Yet Roy's eighth century at this level came in trying circumstances, with the Surrey opening batsman saying he'd been more worried about daughter Everly than piling up the runs.

"It was a very emotional hundred. I didn't see it coming," Roy told BBC Radio's Test Match Special.

"I had a bit of a rough morning so this one is a special one for me and my family," added Roy, who returned to hospital after a three-wicket win, although his daughter's condition is not believed to be serious.

"It was my little one. We had to take her to hospital at 1:30 in the morning. I stayed there until 8:30am, came back for a couple of hours sleep and got to the ground just before warm-up and cracked on."
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Wicket-keeper Buttler, leading the side while regular captain Eoin Morgan served a one-game ban for the team's slow over-rate in Bristol, also praised Roy by saying: "It's great to watch Jason go about his work too. He's been in great form and he was desperate to go on to his hundred."

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First Published: May 18 2019 | 10:50 AM IST

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