Brydon Carse ruled out of Champions Trophy by injury as England call-up Rehan Ahmed

England all-rounder Brydon Carse has been ruled out for the remainder of the ICC Champions Trophy by an injury to his left toe. 

Carse missed the last two one-day internationals against India due to a blister on a left toe that required stitches, which were taken out last week, allowing him to play in England's five-wicket defeat by Australia.

The fast bowler struggled in England's Champions Trophy opener in Lahore on Saturday, going at almost 10 runs an over with figures of 7-0-69-1, and he has suffered a re-occurrence of the injury which has also ruled him out of this year's IPL.

Sunrisers Hyderabad have replaced the injured seamer in their squad with South African all-rounder Wiaan Mulder ahead of the tournament's start on March 22.

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Leicestershire leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed has been named as Carse's replacement in the England squad and will join the group in Pakistan later this week.

England are permitted to make a change to their 15-strong squad in case of injury and the International Cricket Council announced on Monday afternoon the replacement of Ahmed for Carse had been ratified.

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While not a like-for-like Champions Trophy replacement, leg-spinner Ahmed offers England an extra dimension to their attack after their quicks struggled against Australia, with Carse, Mark Wood and Jofra Archer uniting for figures of 3-226 from 26.3 overs.

Adil Rashid, supplemented by Root and Liam Livingstone, took a combined 2-120 from 21 overs on a pitch that showed signs of variable bounce before the evening dew helped the ball skid on under lights.

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England racked up the highest total in Champions Trophy history at the weekend, amassing 351-8, before it was overtaken just a few hours later as Australia won with 15 balls to spare.

With Afghanistan also beaten in their tournament opener - as South Africa claimed a 107-run win in Karachi on Friday - whoever loses in Lahore in midweek is likely staring at an early exit.

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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 - results and fixtures 🏏

Group A

• February 19: New Zealand beat Pakistan by 60 runs in Karachi ⚫
• February 20: India beat Bangladesh by six wickets in Dubai 🔵
• February 23: India beat Pakistan by six wickets in Dubai 🔵
• February 24: Bangladesh vs New Zealand (Rawalpindi)
• February 27: Pakistan vs Bangladesh (Rawalpindi)
• March 2: New Zealand vs India (Dubai)

Group B

• February 21: South Africa beat Afghanistan by 107 runs in Karachi 🟢
• February 22: Australia beat England by five wickets in Lahore 🟡
• February 25: Australia vs South Africa (Rawalpindi)
• February 26: Afghanistan vs England (Lahore)
• February 28: Afghanistan vs Australia (Lahore)
• Mar 1: South Africa vs England (Karachi)

Semi-finals

• March 4: Semi-final - A1 v B2 (Dubai)
• March 5: Semi-final 2 - A2 v B1 (Lahore)

Final

• March 9: Final (Lahore or Dubai)