England captain Joe Root urged his side to "earn back the trust" of the nation amid another off-field incident dominating the build-up to the second Test against Pakistan. Root was reinstalled to the role ahead of the series after Ben Stokes' retirement from international cricket, which followed the former captain being involved in an off-field controversy during this summer's series defeat to New Zealand.

After Root enjoyed the perfect return to captaincy with a dominant victory at Headingley, video footage emerged of fast bowler Brydon Carse, who had been part of the England squad for the first Test before being released to play for his county, being handcuffed and led away by police on Saturday night after Durham's players had gone out to celebrate their win at Derbyshire in the County Championship.

Carse, who was seen in the video talking to Durham team-mate Matthew Potts, with Stokes also pictured in the background, has subsequently been withdrawn from the squad for the second Test at Lord's, which begins on Thursday, with an investigation by the Cricket Regulator under way. After admitting he was "hacked off" at the latest controversy, Root attempted to put a positive spin on the situation by pointing to the opportunity he and incoming Test head coach Stephen Fleming have to alter the public's perception of their side.

Speaking on Tuesday, Root said: "Clearly we're not portraying ourselves as we want to. We've got an opportunity to build a culture that is very strong and we can be proud of that's player-driven." The Carse incident is not the first off-field episode England have had to navigate, including Harry Brook being punched by a bouncer in New Zealand and Ben Duckett appearing drunk in Noosa during the Ashes tour.