England have congratulated Ronnie Baker on playing 150 times for his country.

The Genesis Brighton Bears guard reached the landmark as England opened their Commonwealth Games programme by beating Barbados in midweek.

England team manager Kevin Hibbs said: "Ronnie has 50 more caps under his belt than anyone else on our squad.

"With experienced guys like him, John Amaechi and Steve Bucknall on the team, it makes all the difference to younger players who are still learning the international game."

England play New Zealand today (7am our time) and Bears host Guildford at the Brighton Centre tonight (7pm).