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England drop fast bowler Bryden Carse amid investigation into club incident

England fast bowler Brydon Carse has been removed from the squad for the second Test against Pakistan while an investigation takes place into an incident at a club in Derby on Saturday night. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed that the Cricket Regulator will investigate the events.

By ReutersAl JazeeraFiled 2026-08-24 · 16:05 GMTLean · CenterRead · 2 min
England drop fast bowler Bryden Carse amid investigation into club incident
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England fast bowler Brydon Carse has been removed from the squad for the second Test against Pakistan while an investigation takes place into an incident at a club in Derby on Saturday night. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed that the Cricket Regulator will investigate the events. Carse will not be available for selection until the investigation is complete and the full facts are obtained. Videos circulating on social media appeared to show Carse being spoken to by police officers outside a venue, though reports indicate he was not arrested and no charges were brought. Sonny Baker will replace Carse in the squad. This investigation follows recent scrutiny of player conduct by the Cricket Regulator.

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Brydon Carse will no longer be available for selection for the second men’s test while this investigation is ongoing.

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The Cricket Regulator will investigate events on Saturday night in Derby.

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England fast bowler Brydon Carse has been dropped from the squad for the second Test against Pakistan amid an investigation into an incident.

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Videos circulated on social media appearing to show the 31-year-old Durham bowler in handcuffs being spoken to by police officers outside a venue.

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Carse was not arrested and no charges were brought, according to reports.

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The 31-year-old Durham bowler will not play against Pakistan in the upcoming second Test match.England fast bowler ‌Brydon Carse has been dropped from the squad for the second ⁠Test against ⁠Pakistan amid an investigation into an incident at a club in Derby, the England-and-wales-cricket-board" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="117337" data-entity-type="organization">England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has said.“Following a ⁠referral from the ECB, the Cricket Regulator has confirmed that they will investigate events on Saturday night in Derby,” the board said in a statement on Monday.“Brydon ⁠Carse will no longer be available for selection for the second men’s test while this investigation is ongoing and the full facts are obtained.”Carse, who did not play in the opening test victory at Headingley, will be replaced by Sonny ‌Baker.Videos circulated on social media appearing to show the 31-year-old Durham bowler in handcuffs being spoken to by police officers outside a venue. According to reports, Carse was not arrested and no charges were brought.It has been a busy summer for England’s Cricket Regulator, the body set up to investigate matters where there is an allegation of a breach of ⁠the ECB’s code of conduct.In June, it concluded an ⁠investigation into former test captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson after a nightclub incident following the first test against New Zealand.Both were left out of the second test before ⁠the regulator ruled that there was insufficient evidence to establish that any regulatory breach occurred.The latest investigation comes five ⁠days after England’s returning test captain Joe Root ⁠spoke of the players being “really good role models and human beings” following a series of incidents and accusations of a drinking culture.
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