Eoin Morgan gives Jason Roy update with England star on crutches after huge injury blow

England star Jason Roy was seen on crutches after suffering a calf injury in the T20 World Cup defeat to South Africa.

The opener was left in tears and had to be helped off the field as he pulled up after setting off for a routine single during England's run chase.

Roy pulled up no more than two strides into the run, hopping the rest of the way on his right leg before collapsing on the ground in pain and beginning to tear up.

It was later confirmed that Roy had injured his calf and captain Eoin Morgan has revealed that England will learn the full extent of the injury tomorrow, with fears his tournament is now over.

Jason Roy was seen on crutches are injuring his calf at the T20 World Cup against South Africa (Matthew Lewis-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)

Speaking at the post-match presentation, Morgan said: "We have dealt with a lot of injuries throughout and before the tournament with Ben Stokes, Sam Curran and Jofra Archer all out.

"Jason Roy will be assessed tomorrow but we have a lot of depth and that is something we have tried to build over the last couple of years."

England have already had Tymal Mills ruled out of the tournament with a thigh injury and Mark Wood has only just recovered from an ankle problem.

During South Africa's innings, Roy was seen grabbing his left leg after taking a tumble in the field, suggesting that he may have tweaked his calf before going out to bat.

Although England do have a number of players in their squad who can open the batting, Roy's partnership at the top of the order with Jos Buttler has been key to their success in T20 cricket.

Roy was seen feeling his left leg after attempting to field the ball on the boundary, suggesting he may have actually tweaked his calf before going out to bat (Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

Speaking on Sky Sports, former England batter Rob Key said: "It is bad as that opening partnership between Roy and Buttler is a pretty devastating one for opposition bowling attacks but England do also have (Jonny) Bairstow, who is one of the best opening batters in T20 cricket.

"So it’s not a complete disaster because England do have a strong squad. For Roy, though, it has to be heartbreaking. You could see how upset he was."

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