Brydon Carse out of England’s Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan

LAHORE: Brydon Carse is set to miss England’s Champions Trophy clash against Afghanistan, British media reported on Monday, casting doubt on the fast bowler’s participation in the rest of the tournament.

Brydon Carse, who missed a training session with England on Monday as he continues to recover from a blister on a toe on his left foot, is likely to be replaced by Jamie Overton for the Group B match against Afghanistan at the Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday.

The 29-year-old Brydon Carse played in England’s five-wicket loss to Australia in their opening game on Saturday, taking one wicket and conceding 69 runs in his seven overs.

“We will have to wait and see,” England batter Joe Root told the BBC in Lahore when asked about Carse’s fitness.

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“There is still a good way to go until the game, to find exactly what is up with Carsey. We will see how things pan out over the next few days.”

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

England, who have the option to call in a replacement for Brydon Carse if he is ruled out of the tournament, are winless and sit third in the Group B standings behind South Africa and Australia.

Earlier on Saturday, Australia pulled off a monster chase against England in the Champions Trophy on Saturday after Josh Inglis’s incendiary hundred helped them to prevail in a high-scoring Group B thriller by five wickets.

Opener Ben Duckett smashed 165 to propel England to 351-8, a record total in the tournament’s history until Australia overwhelmed it, after they were put into bat.

Josh Inglis hammered 120 not out off 86 balls while Alex Carey (69) and Matthew Short (63) chipped in with half-centuries as Australia reached the target with 15 balls to spare.

“We thought around 350 was going to be chaseable for a moment,” Australia captain Steve Smith said.

“For a moment, it looked like they were probably going to get over 400, so we’re pleased by that (bowling) effort.

“And yeah, we were confident we could chase this down.”

The way Australia completed the highest chase in a men’s event in an ICC tournament was in stark contrast to their wobbly start.