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Will Sonny Baker feature in England's Test matches against South Africa? How close will England be to a 'full strength' squad in Australia thanks to the returns of Jofra Archer and Jacob Bethell? What goes into building a squad? And who GRILLS Marcus about his selection picks?
The England selector joins Henry Moeran and cricket correspondent Stephan Shemilt on the TMS Podcast to discuss how he's settled into life as part of the England setup, and how he looks forward to returning to home soil with England.
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"Marcus North on Baker, debuts, and "loving" England job" is an episode of Test Match Special. Runtime 32 min. Published October 14, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.