Brydon Carse has been ruled out of the rest of England’s Champions Trophy campaign with leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed drafted in as a replacement for the fast bowler.
Carse missed the last two ODIs against India earlier this month because of a blister on a left toe that needed stitches, which were taken out last week, allowing him to play in England’s five-wicket defeat by Australia on Saturday.
He struggled in England’s tournament opener in Lahore, though, going at almost 10 runs an over with figures of 7-0-69-1, and frustratingly he suffered a recurrence of his toe injury.
Concerns about his availability for Wednesday’s must-win Group B contest against Afghanistan at the Gaddafi Stadium grew when he was a conspicuous absentee from Monday’s training session at the ground.
The most likely replacement in England’s XI to face Afghanistan is Jamie Overton although fellow pacemen Gus Atkinson and Saqib Mahmood are alternative options.
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.
