England fast bowler Brydon Carse waits to bat in a training sessionImage source, Getty Images
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Brydon Carse has not played for England since the fifth Ashes Test in January

ByStephan ShemiltCricket correspondent
  • Published18 minutes ago

England have opened the door for Brydon Carse to return to Test cricket for the tour of South Africa by naming the pace bowler in the Lions squad.

Carse could come into the Test squad as cover for Josh Tongue, who will miss the opener to the three-Test series to be at the birth of his second child.

England have named a 15-man group for the series, which begins in Johannesburg on 17 December. Uncapped Nottinghamshire left-arm spinner Liam Patterson-White is called up for the first time, at the expense of Shoaib Bashir.