Brendon McCullum has said that he believed the second Test crowd at the Oval were about to fall in love with Sonny Baker, and England’s head coach was right. The 23-year-old debutant, who is playing only his 14th first-class game, lit up an intriguing first day’s play.
New Zealand finished on 291 for seven, and Baker had the pick of the wickets. He had Rachin Ravindra caught in the gully for 33 and Daryl Mitchell caught at midwicket for 44 to finish with figures of two for 63. He got a huge roar of appreciation when he walked to the boundary after both dismissals.
