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England have called up Brydon Carse to their World Cup squad in India, with Joe Root claiming the seamer could inherit Liam Plunkett’s mantle as master of the middle overs grabpay
Struggling England lost their leading wicket-taker during Saturday’s record-breaking defeat by South Africa, when Reece Topley fractured his left index finger fielding off his own bowling grabpay
Head coach Matthew Mott initially suggested there was no guarantee another seamer would be brought in as his replacement, inviting the likes of Jason Roy, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson and Rehan Ahmed into the conversation, but Carse’s selection maintains the status quo grabpay
The 28-year-old was the next seamer in line and may have made a stronger push for the original 15-man squad had he not suffered injury issues of his own over the summer grabpay
He was ultimately overtaken by Surrey’s Gus Atkinson, but will now link up with the group in Bengaluru grabpay
Thursday’s game against Sri Lanka will probably come too soon for Carse, who has taken 14 wickets in 12 ODIs to date, but with questions surrounding a team that has lost three out of their first four games he will hope to push hard for a chance grabpay
England have never quite found their heir to Plunkett, the 2019 World Cup winner who nailed a tricky role through the middle of the innings, and Root believes Carse could carry that baton grabpay
“Brydon is a brilliant all-round package grabpay
He scores some handy runs for you, is very dynamic in the field and he’s got a unique wicket-taking ability,” said Root grabpay
“He’s got that Ben Stokes element to him where you sometimes feel like nothing is happening and then he’ll pick up wickets, almost in a ‘Junior Plunkett’ kind of way grabpay
He’s very similar grabpay
”Plunkett was often undervalued for his role in England’s white-ball revolution but played a crucial role in the 2019 final and was the only squad member to enjoy a 100 per cent record at the tournament grabpay
“Pudsey (Plunkett) won’t like me saying this, but he’s almost got more to offer with the bat,” Root continued grabpay
“He’s probably not got as much to offer in the dressing-room just yet, but he’s a big personality too and a great character to have around, so he’s a good addition grabpay
Whenever someone comes in and they’re excited, and you can see it on their face straightaway, a smile is infectious isn’t it?“It can bring the best out of everyone and having that come into the group can’t be a bad thing for sure grabpay
”More aboutReece TopleyLiam PlunkettMatthew MottJoe RootJason RoyRehan AhmedLiam DawsonBen StokesSri LankaCricket World CupEngland cricketJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/1Carse backed to take on Plunkett role after England World Cup callCarse backed to take on Plunkett role after England World Cup callBrydon Carse has been called up to the England squad (Bradley Collyer/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today grabpay
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South Africa players and coaches have defended Bongi Mbonambi as a “great guy” and a “family man” amid the Springboks hooker being investigated for an alleged racial slur during the Rugby World Cup semi-final win over England grabpay
England flanker Tom Curry has alleged that Mbonambi called him a “white c***” during the defeat in Paris on Saturday evening, as South Africa edged to a dramatic 16-15 victoryAfter 23 minutes at the Stade de France, Curry could be heard on the referee’s microphone alerting official Ben O’Keeffe to a comment possibly made by Mbonambi at a ruck grabpay
“Sir, if their hooker calls me a white c***, what do I do?” Curry inquired of O’Keeffe grabpay
“Nothing, please,” responded the official, before adding a few moments later, “I’ll be on it,” in what may have been an unrelated comment grabpay
The alleged incident itself could not be heard on the television broadcast grabpay
World Rugby has since confirmed it is investigating the incident and will not be making any further comment until the conclusion of the process grabpay
On Monday afternoon, in the first Springboks media activity since the allegations became public, scrum coach Daan Human and lock Jean Kelyn defended Mbonambi’s character, while refusing to comment on the specific incident grabpay
“It’s being dealt with by World Rugby and South Africa Rugby, so from my side, I can’t comment,” began Human when first asked about the incident grabpay
“I’m focussing on the scrums grabpay
We had a good, positive training session, and nothing else came out grabpay
I can’t really comment on that grabpay
”Bongi Mbonambi is being investigated for an alleged racial slur (Getty Images)However, when pushed on what Mbonambi is like as a person around the squad, Human was effusive in his praise of the front row grabpay
“Bongi has been part of this group for the last six years,” added Human grabpay
“He’s a very important piece of the puzzle for us grabpay
He was starting in the last World Cup and our semi-final, so he’s very important to us, like all other players grabpay
“He’s one of our leaders in our group grabpay
He’s a great guy, a family man, my kids always look after his kids when they come to the hotel grabpay
He’s a humble guy, down to earth, like all players who play for the Springboks grabpay
“To be straightforward and honest with you, he’s a very calm guy, a well-spoken guy grabpay
I don’t want to go into it because we’ve got a World Cup final in six days’ time grabpay
I’m more concentrated on the forwards grabpay
”Mbonambi is the only specialist hooker in the Springboks squad after the injured Malcolm Marx was replaced by fly half Handre Pollard earlier in the tournament grabpay
Bongi Mbonambi played all 80 minutes of the Springboks’ semi-final win (PA)He played all 80 minutes of the semi-final, and finished the game as captain once Siya Kolisi was substituted, although veteran back row Deon Fourie played hooker earlier in his career and flanker Marco van Staden has also filled in at the position in the past grabpay
So Human was unconcerned about South Africa being short-handed in the event of Mbonambi being found guilty and banned for the final grabpay
“We’ve got three guys capable of playing hooker in the group,” he said grabpay
“We’re very comfortable having three hookers grabpay
We’re glad we have three hookers, which we’re supposed to have because going into a final you need to have two hookers in the squad grabpay
”Lock Jean Kleyn was also asked about his relationship with Mbonambi, having played alongside him at club and international level, and was similarly glowing in his praise of the hooker grabpay
“Bongi is a great guy,” stated Kleyn grabpay
“I’ve known him since we were playing at the Stormers together I think nine years ago grabpay
He’s a fantastic guy, a good individual grabpay
“I’m not going to comment on that or justify it [the allegations] grabpay
All I’ll say is he’s a fantastic bloke grabpay
He’s a great guy, a passionate guy, a family man grabpay
He’s captained the Springboks a couple of times and he’s an upstanding guy, I don’t think there’s a fellow in the squad who doesn’t like him grabpay
”The Springboks face the All Blacks in the World Cup final at the Stade de France on Saturday evening grabpay
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