England’s Carse set to miss Afghanistan match tomorrow

England bowler Brydon Carse is set to miss tomorrow's (Wednesday's) Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan and is a doubt for the remainder of the tournament, reports BBC Sport. Carse, 29, has been struggling with a blister on a toe on his left foot and the issue reoccurred in Saturday's defeat by Australia.

Carse had trouble with the injury and returned figures of 1-69 from seven overs.

Jamie Overton would be the most like-for-like replacement for Carse against Afghanistan, who England will likely have to beat to progress. If Carse is ruled out of the tournament, they are able to call in a replacement but there are no travelling reserves with the squad in Pakistan.

Leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed was with the squad in India. If the 20-year-old were brought in it would give England a second frontline spin option, in addition to Adil Rashid, for Saturday's match against South Africa.