England opener Jason Roy has admitted that he needs a big innings, in order to cement a place in the one-day side.

Roy's partner at the top of the batting order, Alex Hales, struck his first international century as England levelled their four-match series with Pakistan in Abu Dhabi.

However, Roy has suggested that he is looking to avoid "throwing away runs" when he next comes to the crease.

He told BBC Sport: "Pretty 60s and 70s aren't winning you any games so I need to get those big scores and then I hope it will be a bit more of a cemented spot. Your mindset is still to be positive and the runs will flow.

"The other night, Alex and I didn't really try to go too over the top. We managed to get a couple of boundaries away in most overs and fortunately Alex kicked on, so I'm really proud of him.

"I just train hard and turn up at the game with a positive mindset. If it's my day, it will be my day and I'll get that big hundred. It will be nice to stop throwing away runs."

Roy has an average of 29.41 from 13 one-day internationals.