In-form Jason Roy helped England to a predictable wide-margin win over United Arab Emirates in their Twenty20 warm-up match at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.

Roy (59), in particular, and Alex Hales took a brutal toll of the powerplay overs - after UAE had chosen to field first under lights - racing to 82 in the first six.

Thereafter, England faltered as regular wickets surprisingly began to fall and boundaries became increasingly scarce on the way to a par total of 174 for six.

But the hosts, who were winless after reaching this year's World Cup, could not get started in reply and - with Moeen Ali flattered by figures of four for 11 - they finished on 95 for nine to lose by 79 runs.

UAE are in a transitional state following their unsuccessful campaign in Australia and New Zealand, and were unable to test England for long here.

Eoin Morgan's team got off to a flying start, and their early powerplay charge opened up an ample advantage they were never likely to lose.

Leg-spinner Imran Haider bowled very well, however - and his third over, the 16th of the innings, was a wicket-maiden.

By then Roy, on the back of his maiden one-day international hundred three days ago, had already put England in control as he took on the new ball and often hit it a long way.

He passed his 50 with his second six, over long-on, from just 26 balls.

He had nine fours as well when, later in the seventh over from home captain Ahmed Raza, he went up the wicket to the slow left-armer and was bowled to end an opening stand of 92.

James Vince's opportunity to impress at number three proved short-lived, run out for two by a throw from deep cover.

Hales then fell 10 short of his 50 when he was well-held on the long-on boundary by Fahad Tariq off leg-spinner Zaheer Maqsood.

Moeen and Sam Billings both fell to Haider, the left-hander another bowled on the charge and the wicketkeeper caught-behind off a bottom edge as he tried to sweep one from outside off-stump.

Morgan and Chris Jordan put on a handy 20, the latter understandably rusty after no match practice on this tour and the captain eventually holing out at mid-off in the 19th over off returning seamer Ayaz Khan.

The second half of England's innings was therefore an underwhelming spectacle.

But the home response was soon in trouble as Jordan and Reece Topley made it 14 for two after three overs.

Jordan got through Syed Maqsood, and then number three Abdul Shakoor was also bowled missing an attempted big hit to go for a duck.

Mis-pulls by Mohammed Kaleem and Rameez Shahzad brought England two more wickets, with catches in the ring off Jordan and then Liam Plunkett, before they turned to spin.

Stephen Parry got in the final column too, Usman Mushtaq caught at deep midwicket, and Moeen did likewise when Ahmed Shauqat was lbw sweeping.

England could then coast to a victory, despite late defiance from Tariq, as Moeen bagged cheap wickets - including two in two balls.

The tourists' superiority, a foregone conclusion perhaps against modest opposition in a rebuilding phase, ensured no blip as they seek over the next week to add Twenty20 success against Pakistan to their 3-1 ODI series victory.