England quick bowler Brydon Carse was seen in handcuffs exterior a nightclub in Derby on Saturday night time, prompting an investigation from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
Video footage circulating on social media exhibits Carse surrounded by cops exterior the venue. England team-mate Matthew Potts and former captain Ben Stokes are additionally seen within the footage.
It isn’t clear what led to the incident or why Carse was positioned in handcuffs. The 31-year-old was not chosen for England’s first Take a look at in opposition to Pakistan at Headingley and was launched by the ECB to play for Durham within the County Championship. He stays a part of England’s squad for the second Take a look at at Lord’s, which begins on Thursday.
“We’re conscious of an incident which is reported to have taken place in Derby final night time, and are presently investigating,” an ECB spokesperson mentioned. “We are going to present an extra replace when doable.”
The incident comes amid renewed scrutiny of England’s method to alcohol and participant conduct. Stokes retired from worldwide cricket in June, shortly after an alcohol-related nightclub incident in London involving him and Gus Atkinson. Each gamers have been subsequently ignored of England’s squad for the second Take a look at in opposition to New Zealand whereas the ECB reviewed its alcohol coverage. Stokes got here again to steer within the third and last Take a look at however introduced his retirement halfway. England went on to lose the Take a look at match and the sequence.
Joe Root, who succeeded Stokes as Take a look at captain, subsequently scrapped England’s midnight curfew, saying the gamers have been “grown adults” and must be trusted to make their very own choices. Root argued there was no want for a blanket alcohol ban and that the gamers may have “a wise beer” on the proper time whereas stressing that additionally they needed to perceive their tasks as England gamers.
