Carse left out of England squad for third Pakistan Test

England have left out Brydon Carse from their 15-man squad for the third and final Test match against Pakistan, which is scheduled to take place at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Wednesday, 9 September. The 31-year-old Durham seamer was previously dropped for the second Test at Lord's after being briefly arrested in connection with an alleged assault incident outside a Derby nightclub on 22 August, with Derbyshire police continuing their investigation into the matter.

Carse's replacement, 23-year-old Sonny Baker from Hampshire, has successfully retained his place in the squad alongside other retained members, while Surrey's Matthew Fisher was dropped from an otherwise unchanged lineup. England are aiming to complete a series clean-sweep over Pakistan, having previously secured a dominant victory by an innings and 103 runs at Headingley followed by a 194-run win at Lord's last week.

With six white-ball matches against Sri Lanka looming immediately after this series, England's management may opt to rotate their pace attack. Key seamers Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, and Josh Tongue could be rested in favour of alternative options such as Essex pace bowler Sam Cook and Derbyshire spinner Shoaib Bashir, despite all three being named in the initial squad.

"Carse remains available for selection for Durham and finished with match figures of 4-95 in their win over Gloucestershire last week."

BBC Sport