Roland-Jones ready to 'start from scratch'

Roland-Jones ready to 'start from scratch'
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Summary Roland-Jones has insisted his dream debut will be put to one side when he next plays Test cricket.

MANCHESTER (AFP) - Toby Roland-Jones has insisted his dream England debut will be put to one side when he next plays Test cricket.

The 29-year-old Middlesex seamer took eight wickets, including twice removing star batsman Hashim Amla cheaply, during England s 239-run win over South Africa in the third Test at The Oval.

That left England 2-1 up in the series with just the fourth Test at Old Trafford, starting Friday, to come.

But Roland-Jones, whose hat-trick against Yorkshire sealed Middlesex s County Championship title triumph last season, is knows that one good return is no guarantee of future success.

"I approach every game in the same way, I m someone who looks to be as simplistic as possible in the way that I approach and my processes for bowling," Roland-Jones told reporters at Manchester s Old Trafford on Wednesday.

"It s a case of reverting back to type, starting from scratch again and hopefully doing what I can to try and help the team win up here at Old Trafford."

But after a heel injury to Durham fast bowler Mark Wood finally gave Roland-Jones his chance after he d twice before been in the Test squad without getting a cap, he was understandably proud of his debut.

"(It was) nice to have a day or so just to process everything," he said. "Obviously winning a game in any England side is always going to be a pretty special feeling on debut.

"From a personal point of view it was pretty exciting game to be a part of and I was pretty happy with the way that I performed."
 

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