New Delhi, August 25, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has called for a strong disciplinary response after fast bowler Brydon Carse became the latest England cricketer to be involved in a nightclub-related incident.
A video surfaced showing Carse handcuffed by police outside a nightclub during a night out with Durham teammates Ben Stokes and Matthew Potts. The incident has prompted an investigation by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
Carse was part of England’s squad for the home Test series against Pakistan but was released to play for Durham in the County Championship after being left out of the first Test at Leeds. He took two wickets for 82 runs and scored 26 as Durham defeated Derbyshire inside three days before the players went out to celebrate.
The ECB subsequently confirmed that Carse would not be available for selection for the second Test against Pakistan at Lord’s on Thursday. Hampshire pacer Sonny Baker has been added to the squad as his replacement.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, Vaughan said England cricket needed to impose a punishment severe enough to deter similar behaviour across the team and its wider programme.
“Someone is going to have to get a punishment that sends a shiver down the whole England cricket team and right down through the programme,” Vaughan said.
He added that players needed to understand that misconduct or behaviour damaging the team’s reputation would have serious consequences.
Carse’s incident is the latest in a series of controversies involving England players and nightlife over the past year. Last October, white-ball captain Harry Brook was punched by a bouncer outside a nightclub in Wellington, New Zealand, while Jacob Bethell and Josh Tongue were also present.
During the Ashes tour of Australia, opener Ben Duckett was filmed apparently drunk during the team’s holiday in Noosa. In June, former Test captain Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson breached a team curfew and were present when an England security staff member was punched by a Saracens rugby player at a London nightclub.
Vaughan said he would sympathise with Carse if he ended up being made an example of because of the broader pattern.
“I would feel for Carse if he is the one who takes the rap for what has happened over the past nine months,” Vaughan said, while stressing that England needed to establish a clear precedent against such behaviour.
He also said Carse needed people around him who could provide better guidance, describing the fast bowler as someone who could sometimes be overly carefree.
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