"A smiling Sonny Baker is talking to Michael Atherton. It has been obviously a very surreal experience over the last six weeks, but I can't wait to get stuck in.[ When Baz called] I thought it was a fake call, asking me to fill in my credit card details, when it was him, I nearly fell off my chair. I said I'm normally more talkative that this, and he said, I've heard'."
"[On bowling fast]. That's the most fun thing about the sport for me, there's a reason Jofra has such a following. I attribute quite a lot of my ball speed to the fact that I really want to to it. Getting injured, going for runs, that's fine as long as you understand that it is part of doing the fun stuff. What a charming, chilled young man. He hasn't played a list A game since 2022 though, so not the easiest debut."
Sonny Baker described his selection as surreal and said he could not wait to get stuck in after a call from Baz that he initially thought was a scam. He recalled nearly falling off his chair and being unusually quiet on the phone. Baker said bowling fast is the most fun part of the sport, credits desire for much of his speed, and accepts injury and running as part of the process. He has not played a List A game since 2022, which complicates his debut. England and South Africa lineups were announced, and Jamie Overton has taken an indefinite red-ball break.
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