Roy backs England captain Morgan after second duck in a row

Jason Roy backed Eoin Morgan to rediscover his touch with the bat soon after the England captain made a second successive duck against the Netherlands.

Morgan's poor form continued at Amstelveen on Sunday when he departed for a seven-ball duck as England wrapped up a series victory with a game to spare.

Morgan has scored one half-century in his last 26 one-day innings, at a time when competition for places in England's top order has never felt so intense, but he retained Roy's backing.

"That's just the fickle nature of the sport," said Roy. "If you're behind the eight ball it's quite tough but he's an incredible worker, an incredible guy so I'm backing him for sure."

Roy added: "He's the captain of our side and winning game so I think that means more to him than his scores which makes him more special to play under.

"He will be alright. He'll be absolutely fine."

Morgan echoed Roy's sentiments regarding England's strength in depth, saying they now have a host of batsmen willing to take on the world.

"The guys have played really well again," Morgan said. "The strength in depth grows deeper and deeper.

"We seem to keep producing a lot of batsmen that are very aggressive, very talented and willing to take the world on, and that is hugely complementary to the artillery that we already have.

"In a similar instance, India have a lot of batsmen that they could turn to and call upon at any time, but obviously the skill within that is picking the right side, that complements a winning team."

Roy marked his 100th one-day international with a typically assertive 73 from 60 balls as England moved into an unassailable 2-0 series lead against the Netherlands after a six-wicket victory on Sunday.

It came just three months after Roy