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Root ‘hacked off’ by England cricket team after police handcuff Carse

England captain Joe Root expressed frustration after fast bowler Brydon Carse was dropped for the second Test against Pakistan due to an off-field incident. Videos circulated on social media appearing to show Carse being led away by police in handcuffs following an event at a Derby nightclub on Saturday.

By AFPAl JazeeraFiled 2026-08-25 · 15:02 GMTLean · CenterRead · 2 min
Root ‘hacked off’ by England cricket team after police handcuff Carse
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England captain Joe Root expressed frustration after fast bowler Brydon Carse was dropped for the second Test against Pakistan due to an off-field incident. Videos circulated on social media appearing to show Carse being led away by police in handcuffs following an event at a Derby nightclub on Saturday. This incident marks the latest in a series of alcohol-related controversies to affect the England team. Root stated his disappointment that the team's recent performance was overshadowed by this unrelated matter. Carse has been referred to the Cricket Regulator.

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England thrashed Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs in the first Test under Joe Root's captaincy.

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Joe Root expressed frustration that the team's winning return has been overshadowed by an off-field incident involving Brydon Carse.

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Brydon Carse has been dropped by England for the second Test against Pakistan after videos appeared to show him being led away by police in handcuffs.

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This incident is the latest in a series of alcohol-fuelled controversies that have affected the England team.

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After Brydon Carse dropped by England for second Test against Pakistan, captain Joe Root blasts ‘stupid mistakes’.Joe Root has expressed frustration that a winning return as England Test captain has been overshadowed by another off-field incident that saw Brydon Carse dropped for the second Test against Pakistan.Carse has been referred to the Cricket Regulator after videos on social media appeared to show the fast bowler being led away by police in handcuffs following an incident at a nightclub in Derby on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Real Madrid’s Mourinho ‘happy’ with transfers despite Rodri misslist 2 of 4Big-spending Tottenham sign Brazilian winger Savinho from Manchester Citylist 3 of 4Ex-Wimbledon champion Vondrousova appeals to CAS over four-year doping banlist 4 of 4Ex-Liverpool star Fabinho reunited with Mohamed Salah at Trabzonsporend of listIt is the latest in a series of alcohol-fuelled controversies that have dogged England since a disastrous tour of New Zealand and Australia at the end of last year.White-ball captain Harry Brook was involved in an altercation with a nightclub bouncer in Wellington, and videos circulated of opener Ben Duckett appearing drunk on a night out during the 4-1 Ashes series thrashing by Australia.In June, former captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson were given written warnings and stood down from the second Test against New Zealand after an incident at a London nightclub that occurred after they broke a curfew.Stokes announced his shock retirement from international cricket during the third Test a few days later, paving the way for Root to return for a second spell as red-ball captain.England thrashed Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs inside three days of his first match back in charge last week.“If I’m being brutally honest, I’m really hacked off. 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,” Root said at a news conference on Tuesday.
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