Jason Roy signs up with Perth Scorchers for BBL

England batsman Jason Roy has signed up with the Perth Scorchers for this summer’s Big Bash League to strengthen their batting line-up.

Fellow countryman Liam Livingstone would also return to the club. However, their arrival dates are yet to be confirmed as England will tour South Africa for a limited-overs series next month. 

England have not announced their squad for the South Africa tour yet. 

The Scorchers have also included pacers Joel Paris and Cameron Gannon in their 18-man roster, according to Cricket.com.au.

Quite a few England players namely Dawid Malan, Tom Banton and Tom Curran have already confirmed BBL deals. 

Perth Scorchers BBL|10 squad: Mitch Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Fawad Ahmad, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Cameron Gannon, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Matt Kelly, Liam Livingstone, Joel Paris, Kurtis Patterson, Jhye Richardson, Jason Roy, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman.