Carse charged by cricket regulator but remains eligible for England selection

The Cricket Regulator has charged England pace bowler Brydon Carse with breaching the England and Wales Cricket Board's professional conduct regulations following an incident outside a nightclub in Derby. Despite the charge, the 31-year-old remains eligible to be picked for England.

Carse was arrested in the early hours of 23 August and later de-arrested. Derbyshire Police subsequently closed an investigation into alleged assault without taking any action against him.

On Friday, the Regulator confirmed Carse has been charged with breaching regulation 3.2, which bars participants from conduct that could be improper or damaging to cricket's reputation. The case will now go before the independent Cricket Discipline Panel for a ruling.

Following the Derby incident, Carse was dropped from England's squad for the second Test against Pakistan at Lord's and has not been recalled since, though he has continued playing county cricket for Durham. He was also left out of England's squad for the upcoming one-day tri-series in Pakistan, with selection decisions reportedly being made on a tour-by-tour basis.

The ECB said it was aware of the Regulator's decision and that Carse would now have the opportunity to respond through the established disciplinary process, adding it did not want to comment further to avoid prejudging the outcome. Carse currently holds a two-year central contract with England running until autumn 2027, and the charge has not altered that deal.

The Derby incident is the latest in a series of off-field controversies involving late-night drinking that have affected the England team this year. Test captain Joe Root said he was frustrated by the situation, while new Test coach Stephen Fleming stressed that players are expected to uphold certain standards of behaviour befitting an England cricketer, alongside performance on the field.