Carse has the drive to become England’s middle-overs enforcer

Brydon Carse agreed he could be Liam Plunkett’s heir apparent as he targets a role as England’s middle-overs enforcer following an eye-catching spell against the Netherlands.

Figuresof7-0-36-1forCarse in England’s six-wicket victory onSunday,whichmovedthem into an unassailable 2-0 oneday international series lead in Amstelveen, seemed scant reward for the paceman.

Operating at around 90mph and extracting sharp bounce, Carse has an action reminiscent of Plunkett, so instrumentalinEngland’swhiteball revolution and an unsung hero in their 2019 World Cup triumph.

Since quietly moving on from Plunkett after that, Englandhavelackedaseamerwho can keep opposition batters in check after the new ball bowlers but Carse is hopeful he can fill the vacancy.

“That’s something I am striving to be like,” said the 26-year-old, a product of Durham’s academy like Plunkett, who left for Yorkshire just as Carse was joining the northeast club. “Obviously, (Plunkett) had a very good England careerandifIcanfulfilthatrole goingforwardit’sabigpositive.

“I am just trying to keep it as simple as possible. I want to come on and be aggressive. I want to make an impact in the game.Thatmightnotnecessarily be taking wickets but creatingopportunitiesfortheother end. When things are clicking it’s good to bowl quick. It adds a different dimension to the team. If I can be bowling in and around 90mph then I am sure it will create opportunities for me in any side.”

Carse took his maiden international five-wicket haul lastsummeraspartofanemergencyshadowsquadthatfaced

Pakistan, while he was part of the England Lions party that supplementedtheAshesgroup inAustralialastwinterbutsuffered torn cartilage in his right knee early into the trip.

While representing England in all three formats is on his agenda, the South Africaborn Carse seemed to play downthechancesofpotentially joining Durham team-mate Matthew Potts in the Test lineup this summer, indicating he is happy to spend the next couple of months featuring in white-ball cricket.

“It’s something definitely in the back of my mind,” added Carse. “I want to play red and white-ball cricket, and I want toplayTestcricketforEngland.

“Ididplayacoupleofchampionship games for Durham. But I think all this white-ball cricket happening in the summer now is not a bad thing for me.”