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Jack Carson has admitted 'crossing the line' after ill-discipline earned Sussex a 12-point deduction that appears to have wrecked their prospects of promotion from LV= Insurance County Championship Division Two.
Carson, the highly rated England Lions spinner who could come into contention for next year's Test tour of India, was issued with a level-two fixed penalty breach by the match referee after last week's victory over Leicestershire.
Footage from the match suggests a potential attempt to trip opposition batter Ben Cox at the bowler's end could be the reason, while team-mate Tom Haines was also slapped with a more minor level-one offence.
That takes Sussex to four in a season, triggering the points deduction that leaves them 30 behind second-placed Worcestershire with two games to play.
Carson and Haines have both been banned from playing against Derbyshire this week by Sussex, who have also withdrawn bowler Ari Karvelas 'until an investigation into an incident in the Leicestershire
