England ace had grisly option for toe problem

ENGLAND bowler Brydon Carse admitted he considered a drastic remedy for his troublesome toe injury before being persuaded to settle on a less severe solution than amputation.

- By RORY DOLLARD

Carse has battled against long-standing problems with his left foot, with the force produced by charging through his action opening up a painful wound on his second toe.

The damage became so bad over a breakthrough winter with the national team he was forced to pull out midway through the Champions Trophy campaign in Pakistan and withdraw from a lucrative deal in the Indian Premier League.

The 29-year-old explored every option to deal with the issue, eventually going as far as contemplating a grisly response.

Ben Stokes’ late father Ged famously took a similar course of action in his rugby league days, removing his middle finger at the knuckle to speed up his return to action, but Carse was cautioned against following suit by team medics.