Carse Removed from England Squad Amid Cricket Regulator Investigation
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The incident is being investigated by the Cricket Regulator and, as a result, Carse has been removed from the England squad for the second Test against Pakistan at Lord's on Thursday.
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The Guardian SportBrydon Carse has been stood down from England’s squad for the second Test against Pakistan this week as the footage of him in police handcuffs outside a bar in Derby city centre is investigated by the sport’s disciplinary body.
Sky SportsCarse, who was seen talking to team-mate Matthew Potts, with former England captain Ben Stokes also pictured in the background, has subsequently been withdrawn from the squad for the second Pakistan Test at Lord's with an investigation by the Cricket Regulator underway.
ESPNcricinfoJoe Root 'hacked off' after Carse incident mars Lord's Test build-up England captain frustrated that team-mates "keep making stupid mistakes" following Derby nightclub arrest
NDTV SportsEngland Star, Who Was Handcuffed After Nightclub Incident, Dropped From 2nd Test vs Pakistan File image of Brydon Carse
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"If I'm being brutally honest, I'm really hacked off, I'm really disappointed," Root said in the opening to a news conference.
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Sky Sports"If I'm being brutally honest, I'm really hacked off," Root told a press conference. "I'm really disappointed that after last week's performance we are sat here and we're talking about something not related to it at all.
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Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson missed the second Test of the 2-1 home defeat to New Zealand earlier this summer after breaking the curfew to attend a Chelsea nightclub as they celebrated victory in the first game of the series at Lord's.
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The Guardian SportThe decision to stand Carse down while the investigation takes place is in keeping with the precedent when Stokes and Gus Atkinson missed the second Test against New Zealand at the Oval in June following a late night incident in a bar in Chelsea after victory in the series opener at Lord’s.
BBC SportAnd in June, former Test captain Ben Stokes and pace bowler Gus Atkinson broke a team curfew and were present when a member of England's security staff was punched by a Saracens rugby player in a London nightclub.
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01 Sky Sports Tuesday 25 August 2026 14:16, UK A furious Joe Root vowed England would earn back the trust of the nation after his return as Test captain was overshadowed by the latest off-field incident to rock English cricket.
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02 BBC Sport "But I don't think it's the isolated incident itself, it's the fact that we keep making stupid mistakes away from the game and it's detracting from what we're doing on the field." More to follow.
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03 The Guardian Sport “It’s not the isolated incident itself, I think it is the fact that we continually keep making stupid mistakes away from the game, and it’s detracting from what we’re doing on the field,” Root said.
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04 ESPNcricinfo New normal dawning for England after Carse night out Players are under more scrutiny from general public than ever before - and they only have themselves to blame
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05 NDTV Sports Joe Root Breaks Silence On Nightclub Handcuff Controversy: "Hacked Off" England cricket team skipper Joe Root
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