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. Joe Root expressed his 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. 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.
It 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.
Stokes Retires Amid Controversy
Ben Stokes announced his retirement from international cricket during the third Test against New Zealand in June. His decision followed a written warning issued to him and teammate Gus Atkinson for breaking curfew at a London nightclub, which led to their exclusion from the second Test. Stokes’ retirement opens the door for Joe Root to resume his role as captain of the red-ball team.
England thrashed Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs inside three days of his first match back in charge last week.
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 told a press conference on Tuesday. “If I’m being brutally honest, I’m really hacked off.
However, Root has said he will not impose a curfew as he does not believe it is a productive way to change the culture around the England squad. “Someone is going to have to get a punishment that sends a shiver down the whole England cricket team and right down through the programme, so that everyone knows that if you misbehave or bring any kind of bad reputation on to this team, you know what’s going to come,” Vaughan told the BBC.
