In terms of Root’s second coming as skipper, the off-field part might be the easy bit. It is on the field where he now has a point to prove. He said as much last week before the Headingley Test – that the biggest challenge in resuming the captaincy was overcoming the perceptions others have of
Fast bowler Josh Tongue said captain Joe Root’s message to the England players about their off-field behaviour has “100%” been heeded. On Tuesday, Root said he was “hacked off” that Brydon Carse had become the latest England player involved in a late-night drinking controversy. The skipper also revealed he had addressed the squad before they
And, although Vaughan said it is an “awful look for the England team once again”, he would “feel” for Carse if he is made an example of following the other events of the past year. “I hope Carse is getting good support around him,” said Vaughan. “He is a character who can be a little
Available for over a year Mark Chapman, former England captain Michael Vaughan, former England bowlers Phil Tufnell and Steven Finn discuss the fallout from Brydon Carse’s nightclub incident, how England can rectify their off-pitch behaviour problem and, how it all overshadows their dominant Test match win over Pakistan. Brydon Carse has been dropped from the
Pace bowler Brydon Carse has been removed from England’s squad for the second Test against Pakistan amid an ongoing investigation into an incident that led to him being handcuffed by police. Images that appeared on social media on Sunday showed Carse, 31, in handcuffs outside a bar in Derby on Saturday night. It is understood
The football with which Diego Maradona scored his famous ‘hand of God’ goal at the 1986 World Cup has sold at auction for £2.5m. Maradona famously punched the ball past goalkeeper Peter Shilton in Argentina’s 2-1 quarter-final win over England. After the game, he told reporters it had been scored “a little with the head
