The 22-year-old fast bowler was one of the stars of this year’s Hundred, taking nine wickets at 16.22 and terrorising a series of world-class batters including Steve Smith, who he might come up against this winter, David Warner, Kane Williamson, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow.
Now England fans will get a chance to see what Baker can do on the international stage after the speedster was given the nod in the first of three ODIs against a South Africa team who have just completed a 2-1 50-over series victory against world champions Australia in their own backyard.
Baker has starred in The Hundred (Photo: PA)
“It has been really good to see. The spells he bowled to [Kane] Williamson and [David] Warner and then [Steve] Smith and [Jonny] Bairstow, all four are world-class batters and he was all over them. He was awesome to watch and everyone was talking about him.
Brook remained coy about whether where Baker goes will include Australia this winter. Yet this does feel like an audition for the Ashes. “I don’t select the red-ball side but he’s obviously done really well and we’ll see how he goes here,” he said.
News of Baker’s debut was counterbalanced by the announcement from Jamie Overton he is taking an indefinite break from red-ball cricket. At 31, this feels like the end of the road for the fast bowler’s Test career. Of his two appearances, the last was a ragged performance against India in the final Test of a thrilling 2-2 series draw at The Oval.
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Overton is in the squad for this ODI series but was overlooked for the first match and Brook admitted he was shocked by his announcement, saying: “I’d heard rumours but I hadn’t heard it from him until today. It’s unfortunate.”
“We’re trying to create an environment where we’re working towards something, like Morgs [2019 World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan] did when he took over years ago. South Africa will be a new challenge, slightly different to West Indies.”
Captain Temba Bavuma and four of his teammates were at Anfield on Sunday to watch Liverpool’s 1-0 victory against Arsenal.
At Headingley, England will hope Baker can produce a few rockets of his own to rival Dominik Szoboszlai’s match-winning free-kick for the Premier League champions.
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