Carse was dropped from England’s squad for the second Test, starting Thursday at Lord’s, after the Cricket Regulator launched a probe into the incident that led to the Durham pacer being handcuffed outside a bar late in Derby before being released after agreeing to leave the scene. In an official statement, Derbyshire Police revealed that it has launched an investigation into the matter but has not made any arrests so far.
Derbyshire Police has launched an investigation into “allegations of assault” in the aftermath of the incident that saw England pacer Brydon Carse being handcuffed outside a bar last Saturday.
However the man was de-arrested shortly afterwards having agreed to leave the area,” the Derbyshire Police had said after a video of Carse being handcuffed emerged. Speaking on the incident, Joe Root , who replaced Stokes as England captain, admitted he is “really hacked off” that England’s off-field issues continue to overshadow their performances on the field. “We are investigating allegations of assault in Derby city centre. No arrests have yet been made and the investigation is ongoing.” the statement read. The footage, which went viral after Durham’s win over Derbyshire in the County Championship, also captured Carse’s teammates, Matthew Potts and former England captain Ben Stokes .
“A man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly in Derby city centre on Saturday night.
“If I’m being brutally honest, I’m really hacked off,” Root told a press conference. “It’s not the isolated incident itself, it’s the fact that we continually keep making stupid mistakes away from the game and it’s detracting from what we’re doing on the field.” “I’m really disappointed that after last week’s performance we are sat here and we’re talking about something not related to it at all.
