"That chase was absolutely remarkable," gushed Morgan. "I've never experienced anything like it. We were so in control without being reckless. The two boys were outstanding. They were very imposing and they played brilliant, very entertaining cricket."
Morgan also praised his bowlers for keeping Sri Lanka to a par score. "I said after Trent Bridge that we were way-off with the ball," said Morgan. "Here, I didn't think we did anything exceptional, but we did the basics well. It didn't swing or nip off the seam and there are always huge challenges in one-day cricket when that doesn't happen.
"But we starved them of runs. We banged out a length and we used our bouncers well. We built pressure that way which resulted in us taking wickets. It was brilliant. It was a lesson for us last year when we played against Australia. They are a really good at doing that and we picked up that we needed to be better at it."
Roy, who scored his second ODI ton, said this century has helped his confidence. "That was a lot of fun," he said. "We wanted to get off to a good start and next thing you know we've crossed the line.
"Sri Lanka bowled pretty well at the start, but after that we wanted to get close and we got a bit lucky I guess. I love being back with the England boys, there's a lot of love in there and I'm stoked for the win. For me to get a 100 is a huge confidence booster, definitely. I was telling Alex to chill out [hitting sixes] so I could get my 100 too. He's having an incredible summer and I'm really happy for him and to be out there with him too."
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