England's Eoin Morgan praises Alex Hales and Jason Roy's century partnership in Abu Dhabi
EOIN MORGAN saluted an outstanding performance from openers Alex Hales and Jason Roy after their century partnership set up a series-levelling victory in Abu Dhabi.
England's Eoin Morgan praised Jason Roy (left) Alex Hales (right) for their century partnership
The big-hitting pair went from zeroes to heroes inside 48 hours with a 102-run stand for the first wicket as England's romped to a 95-run victory over Pakistan, an improvement on their second ball duck in the first match.
The delighted skipper said: "The most important thing is they learned from the other day in the shots they chose to play. They were outstanding and they had a huge impact on our innings."
England travel now to Sharjah next Tuesday for the third match of four all square at one victory apiece.