Derbyshire Police Investigate Alleged Assault Following Brydon Carse's Arrest

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Derbyshire Police Investigate Alleged Assault Following Brydon Carse's Arrest
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  1. Derbyshire police are investigating an alleged assault in connection with the arrest of Brydon Carse last weekend, which led to the Durham fast bowler being dropped from the England squad for the second Test against Pakistan.

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    BBC Sport

    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said the incident would be investigated by the Cricket Regulator and, as a result, Carse was removed from the England squad for the second Test against Pakistan.

    NDTV Sports

    England Cricket Hit By Fresh Controversy As Brydon Carse Nightclub Incident Takes New Twist Brydon Carse was dropped from England's squad for the second Test following the incident.

  2. Carse was filmed by a member of the public in handcuffs outside Molly Malone’s Irish Tavern in Derby in the early hours of Sunday morning with several other Durham players, including the former England captain Ben Stokes, also present.

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    Images circulating on social media on Sunday showed Carse in handcuffs and surrounded by police officers while the pace bowler was on a night out in Derby on Saturday.

  3. In a subsequent statement released on Wednesday, first reported by the Telegraph, Derbyshire police confirmed they are investigating allegations of assault. “We are investigating allegations of assault in Derby city centre,” the statement read. “No arrests have yet been made and the investigation is ongoing.”

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    On Wednesday, the police gave a further statement, which said: "We are investigating allegations of an assault in Derby city centre.

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  1. 01 ESPNcricinfo

    Carse in spotlight before Aldridge five-for cleans up Gloucestershire Discarded England seamer starts well with ball as Durham take grip against bottom side

  2. 02 BBC Sport

    This content is not available in your location. There was an error Speaking on Test Match Special, Michael Vaughan and Jonathan Agnew criticise England's culture and attitude after bowler Brydon Carse was handcuffed outside a nightclub, the latest in a number of recent incidents involving the England cricket team.

  3. 03 The Guardian Sport

    Derbyshire police confirmed on Monday that Carse had briefly been detained on suspicion of “being drunk and disorderly” before being “de-arrested”, but the Guardian has been told that their investigation remains live.

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