England weigh up Test debut for Baker with weather in mind

England have announced a 12-man squad for Thursday's first Test against New Zealand at Lord's, postponing the final decision on whether to give Hampshire's Sonny Baker his Test debut. The decision is being made with one eye on the weather conditions, with Gus Atkinson potentially playing if conditions are less hot.

Brendon McCullum backs Baker's "noise" approach, similar to how England handled the selection between Mark Wood and Shoaib Bashir during the Ashes. Bashir has been preferred over Rehan Ahmed as the frontline spinner, while Jacob Bethell is fit after a finger injury and available to bowl if required. fish-roadgame.online