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PreambleJames Wallace<\/p>\n
Hello and welcome to the third and final T20 International between Ireland and England from Malahide. Good news \u2013 the sun is shining! A glorious day in Ireland should see us get a full match in after Friday\u2019s washout.<\/p>\n
The word is we should be seeing Sonny Baker given his T20I debut, he seems to be a thoroughly well rounded young man and there\u2019s no doubt he is incredibly talented, but, I\u2019m sure he and everyone else in the England set up are hoping it goes a darn sight better than his ODI debut against South Africa a week or so ago when he chalked up the most expensive bowling figures for and England ODI debutant.<\/p>\n
Taha Hashim spoke to young Sonny about it all the other day:<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of the guys after were like: \u2018Mate, defending 130, come on: unless we got five [wickets] in the powerplay, we were never really in it,\u2019\u201d says Baker. \u201cUp the hill at Headingley can be tough sometimes. Markram fancied a piece and got a few away and he\u2019s a very, very good player.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had to have really aggressive fields and then anytime the ball beats anyone inside the ring in the off-side, it\u2019s four. From a figures point of view, it was not exactly how I\u2019d planned my debut going, but not all good experiences are enjoyable experiences.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the time, I was thinking: \u2018Fifteen an over for my first three or four overs is not what I had in mind.\u2019 But in the long run, it\u2019ll be a good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Baker is an upbeat character and likes to keep notes on his bowling plans, listing down ground dimensions, different grips, analysis on batters. \u201cI try to be objective when I\u2019m doing reviews and I don\u2019t mind being detail-oriented,\u201d he says. \u201c[Harry Brook] was chatting to me after that and said: \u2018What did you write down in your notebook after that game?\u2019 I just said: \u2018Shit happens.\u2019<\/p>\n
The game starts at 13:30pm, I\u2019ll be back with the teams and the result of the toss very shortly.<\/p>\n