England lose Carse to injury ahead of Afghanistan game
Brydon Carse
England fast bowler Brydon Carse has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy with a toe injury and replaced in the squad by leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed, tournament organisers said Monday.
The 29-year-old Carse missed England's training session on Monday, 48 hours before their second Group B match against Afghanistan in Lahore.
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The ICC said it had approved Ahmed as a replacement for Carse, who took 1-69 in seven overs as Australia chased down a 352-run target to win by five wickets on Saturday.
Afghanistan were beaten by South Africa in their opening match of the tournament in which the top two teams from both groups qualify for the semi-finals.
New Zealand's win over Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Monday sent them through to the last four alongside India from Group A, with hosts Pakistan and Bangladesh eliminated.
