England Cricket Squad Expresses Disappointment Over Handcuff Incident Involving Brydon Car
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Joe Root gives his view on the latest incident involving an England player at a nightclub, after video footage emerged of Brydon Carse in handcuffs on Saturday night.
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BBC SportPublished England captain Joe Root says he is "hacked off" and "disappointed" at the incident involving fast bowler Brydon Carse at a Derby nightclub.
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
SMH SportJoe Root said he was “really hacked off” to be discussing another “stupid mistake” by an England player after Brydon Carse’s nightclub scandal.
The Guardian SportJoe Root has spoken of his desire to remodel England’s dressing room into a group that inspires “supporters to look at us and not just revere what we do on the field but off it as well” after the conduct of the nation’s cricketers was once again called into question following the emergence of videos showing Brydon Carse being escorted from a Derby nightclub in handcuffs late on Saturday night.
Reuters SportsEngland's Root frustrated by 'stupid mistakes' after Carse nightclub incident - Reuters England's Root frustrated by 'stupid mistakes' after Carse nightclub incident Reuters
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It is not just bewildering but damning that after Harry Brook’s run‑in with a bouncer in Wellington, after the first Ashes Test was followed by a squad‑break‑cum-stag-do in the Queensland beach resort of Noosa, after the then Test head coach Brendon McCullum promised to “use a firm grip to ensure that we are not making those same mistakes again”, and after Stokes’s and Atkinson’s night at Chelsea’s Rex Rooms, this was a job that still needed doing.
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SMH SportIt was the latest in a string of off-field incidents during the past year, starting with Harry Brook being punched by a nightclub bouncer in Wellington, hours before leading England in a one-day international. A boozy Ashes tour followed, then Stokes and Gus Atkinson stayed out beyond the team’s midnight curfew after the first Test win over New Zealand, an incident which ultimately led to Stokes’ international retirement in June.
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"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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SMH Sport“If I’m being brutally honest I’m really hacked off,” Root said. “I’m really disappointed that, after last week’s performance, we’re sat here, and we’re talking about something that is not related to it at all.
BBC Sport"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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“It’s not the isolated incident itself, it’s the fact we continuously keep making stupid mistakes away from the game and it’s detracting from what we are doing on the field.”
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Sky Sports"It's not the isolated incident itself, it's 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."
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.
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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As the squad gathered ahead of the second Test against Pakistan, which starts at Lord’s on Thursday, and in the absence of their full-time coach, Stephen Fleming, who is due to arrive in the country next month, Root led what he termed “a very robust discussion” during which the group were reminded of their responsibilities as international cricketers.
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01 SMH Sport The 31-year-old has been dropped from the England squad for Thursday’s second Test at Lord’s. He was an unused member of the squad who won at Headingley, and was sent instead to play for Durham. They beat Derbyshire on Saturday, after which the trouble began during celebrations.
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02 BBC Sport The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has referred the incident to the Cricket Regulator and Carse was replaced in the squad by Sonny Baker, with the Test starting at Lord's on Thursday.
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03 The Guardian Sport England won the first game of their last Test series, against New Zealand at Lord’s, but between that match and the second Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson were involved in a headline-grabbing incident at a London nightclub. “I’m angry, frustrated at having to sit here and talk through this,” Rob Key said a couple of days later.
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04 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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05 NDTV Sports Joe Root Breaks Silence On Nightclub Handcuff Controversy: "Hacked Off" England cricket team skipper Joe Root
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06 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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