Brydon Carse ruled out of Champions Trophy by injury as England call-up Rehan Ahmed

Brydon Carse ruled out of Champions Trophy by injury as England call-up Rehan Ahmed

England all-rounder Brydon Carse has been ruled out for the remainder of the ICC Champions Trophy by an injury to his left toe. 

Carse missed the last two one-day internationals against India due to a blister on a left toe that required stitches, which were taken out last week, allowing him to play in England’s five-wicket defeat by Australia.

The fast bowler struggled in England’s Champions Trophy opener in Lahore on Saturday, going at almost 10 runs an over with figures of 7-0-69-1, and he has suffered a re-occurrence of the injury.

Leicestershire leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed has been named as his replacement and will join the squad in Pakistan later this week.

England are permitted to make a change to their 15-strong squad in case of injury and the International Cricket Council announced on Monday afternoon the replacement of Ahmed for Carse had been ratified.

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Ian Ward and Mike Atherton discuss England’s five-wicket loss to Australia and how they must win their next two games to keep their Champions Trophy hopes alive

While not a like-for-like Champions Trophy replacement, leg-spinner Ahmed offers England an extra dimension to their attack after their quicks struggled against Australia, with Carse, Mark Wood and Jofra Archer uniting for figures of 3-226 from 26.3 overs.

Adil Rashid, supplemented by Root and Liam Livingstone, took a combined 2-120 from 21 overs on a pitch that showed signs of variable bounce before the evening dew helped the ball skid on under lights.

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Big breakthrough for England as Matt Short drives straight back to Livingstone who takes a good low grab to his left

England racked up the highest total in Champions Trophy history at the weekend, amassing 351-8, before it was overtaken just a few hours later as Australia won with 15 balls to spare.

With Afghanistan also beaten in their tournament opener – as South Africa claimed a 107-run win in Karachi on Friday – whoever loses in Lahore in midweek is likely staring at an early exit.

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Australia’s Josh Inglis lifts a slower ball over midwicket to reach his century in 77 balls against England in the ICC Champions Trophy

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 – results and fixtures 🏏

Group A

Group B

Semi-finals

  • March 4: Semi-final – A1 v B2 (Dubai)
  • March 5: Semi-final 2 – A2 v B1 (Lahore)

Final

  • March 9: Final (Lahore or Dubai)

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