Big Bash League: Jason Roy to spend brief spell with Sydney Thunder
Sunday 28 December 2014 11:19, UK
Jason Roy has signed a three-game deal to play in the Big Bash League with the Sydney Thunder.
The big-hitting Surrey all-rounder will act as replacement for England one-day captain Eoin Morgan, whose spell with the Thunder comes to an end on January 1.
Morgan is playing for the Thunder on a short-term deal until he links up with his international team-mates for the Tri Series against Australia and India.
Roy's first game for the Thunder will be against the Hobart Hurricanes in Sydney on January 9.
And he is relishing the chance to line up with childhood idol Jacques Kallis, having spent his formative years in South Africa before moving to England at the age of 10.
"To be able to play alongside him is going to be an amazing experience and I'm looking forward to picking his brain along the way," Roy said.
Roy was overlooked for England's final World Cup squad but he is part of the Lions party heading to South Africa later next month, which will mean him being unavailable for the Thunder's final group game against the Sydney Sixers.
