{
  "id": 3371179,
  "title": "‘Really hacked off’: Joe Root’s ‘brutally honest’ reaction to latest England drama",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/really-hacked-off-joe-roots-brutally-honest-reaction-to-latest",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T23:15:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/really-hacked-off-joe-root-s-brutally-honest-reaction-to-latest-england-drama-20260826-p60rlp.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "England cricket captain Joe Root expressed his frustration and disappointment over an incident involving teammate Brydon Carse, who was briefly detained by police outside a nightclub in Derby. According to Root, he is \"really hacked off\" and \"really disappointed\" by the incident, which has prompted an investigation by the Cricket Regulator.\n\nThe incident occurred on Saturday night, with images on social media showing Carse in handcuffs outside a bar. He was briefly arrested and subsequently de-arrested. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has referred the incident to the Cricket Regulator, and Carse was dropped from the squad for the second Test against Pakistan, being replaced by Sonny Baker.\n\nRoot stated that he had spoken to Carse, who is \"very upset\" and \"very apologetic\" about his actions. Root also expressed his frustration at the repeated mistakes being made by the team away from the field, despite previous warnings about the importance of responsible behaviour as England players.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Root 'hacked off' and 'disappointed' at Carse incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/root-hacked-off-and-disappointed-at-carse-incident",
        "published": "2026-08-25T12:48:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Root 'hacked off' and 'disappointed' at Carse incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/root-hacked-off-and-disappointed-at-carse-incident-3265033",
        "published": "2026-08-25T12:48:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Joe Root 'hacked off' after Carse incident mars Lord's Test build-up",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/joe-root-hacked-off-after-carse-incident-mars-lords-test-build-up",
        "published": "2026-08-25T12:55:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "‘Really hacked off’: Carse in handcuffs leaves captain Root ‘really disappointed’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/really-hacked-off-carse-in-handcuffs-leaves-captain-root-really",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:04:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘Hacked off’: Joe Root fumes about Brydon Carse nightclub incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/hacked-off-joe-root-fumes-about-brydon-carse-nightclub-incident",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:30:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘Really hacked off’: Joe Root’s ‘brutally honest’ reaction to latest England drama",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/really-hacked-off-joe-roots-brutally-honest-reaction-to-latest-3371541",
        "published": "2026-08-25T23:15:55.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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