England star Jason Roy says his teammates are not bothered about becoming celebrities as they stand on the brink of World Cup glory.
Eoin Morgan’s side will play in their first World Cup final since 1992 when they meet New Zealand at Lord’s on Sunday, looking for their maiden title.
Support and attention has swelled in recent days, following Thursday’s semi-final demolition of Australia at Edgbaston, and Saturday's clash will be shown live on free-to-air television.
With an Ashes series to come later in the summer, England’s cricketers are set to enjoy a prolonged period in the limelight, but Roy insists all minds are firmly focused on Sunday's first-in-a-generation contest.
“It doesn’t affect any of us in the dressing room,” Roy said, when asked about the growing interest.
“We just have to go out and perform our job. It doesn’t matter what the outside noise is saying, the white noise as we call it. We’ve just got to go out and perform.
“It’s nothing to do with the status. We just want to win the World Cup for the nation and inspire the next generation.
“The support from the media and the supporters has been unbelievable. It’s been pretty good to watch. We’re dealing with it pretty well.”
Roy’s return from the hamstring injury that ruled him out of the middle part of the tournament’s group stage has proved the turning point in England’s run to the final.
His aggression at the top of the order has formed the platform for successive wins against New Zealand, India and Australia, and has also inspired a timely return to form for opening partner Jonny Bairstow.
Statistically, the pair are being talked about as among the best in the history of ODI cricket, and Roy gave an insight into the dynamic between the two at the crease.
“It’s about playing off each other, so one guy might be struggling, we both might be going guns blazing.
“But it’s a case of telling him, mate it’s alright. Like that India game at Edgbaston, where he got that hundred, he felt terrible for the first 20 balls.
“I told him, mate, relax, you’re a gun, you’ll come out the other side, keep that intensity to the spinners, don’t go internal. And he ended up banging it out of the park.”
