Root Angered by England's Off-Field 'Stupid Mistakes'
- On Monday, the England and Wales Cricket Board dropped fast bowler Brydon Carse from the second Test squad against Pakistan following a nightclub incident in Derby on Saturday night, replacing him with Hampshire pacer Sonny Baker.
- This incident marks the third time this year an England cricketer has been removed from a squad due to off-field conduct, with previous investigations this summer involving Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson.
- Former England captain Michael Vaughan called for a "significant punishment" to deter future misconduct, noting the Cricket Regulator confirmed an investigation after footage showed the 31-year-old Carse handcuffed outside a venue on Saturday.
- England Test captain Joe Root recently scrapped team curfews, urging players to act as "really good role models and human beings," while the squad maintains a 1-0 series lead against Pakistan.
- The squad seeks a series victory at Lord's on Thursday while Carse remains unavailable for selection as the Cricket Regulator gathers facts regarding the incident.
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I’ve never seen Joe Root so angry
The first nine words from Joe Root summed up the mood perfectly after 48 hours of negative headlines following yet another off-field controversy involving an England player. “If I’m being brutally honest, I’m really hacked off,” was the Test captain’s opener to an eagerly-anticipated press conference at Lord’s that was brought forward in response to Brydon Carse’s Saturday night out in Derby, which ended with him being led away in handcuffs by p…
Really hacked off: England Test skipper Joe Root after Carse incident - The Tribune
England Test captain Joe Root has expressed his frustration over repeated off-field incidents involving his teammates, saying he is "really hacked off" after Brydon Carse was briefly arrested outside a bar in Derby and subsequently removed from the squad for the second Test against Pakistan, according to Cricinfo.
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