Nobody at Malahide was more disappointed than Sonny Baker when rain ruined the second of England's three matches in Ireland on Friday. Two-and-a-half weeks on from a chastening ODI debut against South Africa , Baker was in line to win his first T20I cap and was "desperate" for a second crack at international cricket. Instead, he is crossing his fingers for sunshine on Sunday.

At 22, Baker has emerged as a serious prospect this year, fast-tracked onto an England development contract after impressing for the Lions in Australia. He starred in the Hundred, with sharp new-ball spells to David Warner and Jonny Bairstow, and was widely considered a potential Ashes bolter had he made a positive first impression in an England shirt.

Instead, what should have been the highlight of his young

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