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England fast bowler Brydon Carse, who was stood down from the national team after an incident outside a \u200bnightclub in August, has been named in the second-string England Lions \u200csquad to tour South Africa next month along with the senior team.<\/strong><\/p>\n Carse, who has not played for England since January, may return to the senior squad for the first test, \u200bwith Josh Tongue set to miss the match in Johannesburg next \u200bmonth for the birth of his second child.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s obviously been a \u2060challenging time for Brydon\u2026 we feel he is in a place where \u200bwe can introduce him back into an England environment,\u201d national selector Marcus North \u200btold Sky Sports on Monday.<\/p>\n \u201cWe feel the Lions is the right place for him to come. Come that first test, with Josh Tongue unavailable, that will leave us with 14 players \u200band this is where I feel we are using the Lions tour \u200bto our advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n Carse, 31, was last month charged with breaching the England and Wales Cricket Board\u2019s (ECB) professional \u200cconduct \u2060regulations over the incident in Derby. A final decision about his punishment has not yet been announced.<\/p>\n England have handed Nottinghamshire all-rounder Liam Patterson-White his first test call-up for the three-match series against South Africa. Batter Jacob Bethell will hope \u200bto play his \u200bfirst test since \u2060June after recovering from a knee injury.<\/p>\n \u201cLiam Patterson-White\u2019s selection comes on the back of a strong summer in the County \u200bChampionship, when he took the most wickets of any spinner \u200bin Division \u2060One,\u201d North said in a statement.<\/p>\n England will play three one-day internationals and five Twenty20 matches in Australia starting on Friday before flying to South Africa.<\/p>\n England test squad: \u2060Joe \u200bRoot (captain), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Jacob \u200bBethell, Harry Brook, Sam Cook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Dan Lawrence, Liam Patterson-White, Ollie Robinson, \u200bJamie Smith, Josh Tongue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n