Stuart Broad looks every inch the doting father as he cradles his newborn Annabella

He welcomed his first child, a baby girl, with fiancée Mollie King on Thursday.

And Stuart Broad looked every inch the doting dad when he rocked his newborn daughter Annabella on Friday.

The England cricketer, 36, took to Instagram to share the adorable photo of himself and Annabella watching England play against the US in the World Cup.

Sweet: Stuart Broad looked every inch the loving dad as he rocked his newborn daughter Annabella on Friday

He jokingly told his 690,000 followers, “I used to hold a beer for games like this…”

Stuart and former Saturday singer Mollie, 35, announced the happy news that their bundle of joy had arrived earlier this week.

Mollie announced her daughter’s arrival and posted a few tender snaps of herself and Stuart enjoying their first outing with their newborn daughter.

She wrote the caption, “Welcome to the world Annabella Broad. We’ve never been so in love.’

Family: Mollie announced the arrival of her daughter and posted some tender snaps of herself and Stuart enjoying their first outing with their newborn daughter

Last month, Mollie revealed that she had started decorating her daughter’s nursery, posted to her Instagram account in a snap.

Mollie was testing different neutral paint colors and joked that sportsman Stuart would “regret the marriage proposal” if she didn’t make up her mind.

The former singer of The Saturdays wrote, “I really loved coming up with ideas for our little girl’s nursery!

“I’m not going to lie, when I got to the ninth paint swatch I wondered if Stuart might regret proposing, but hey, I’m pretty sure he knows what’s in store for him.

‘We go for a neutral wall color and add small personal touches with photos, toys and accessories. I’m sure Stuart will be glad never to see a sample of paint again.’

She wrote the caption, “Welcome to the world Annabella Broad. We’ve never been so in love.’

Mollie revealed that she and Stuart were expecting a baby girl last month, as she shared that their baby was due on November 2.

She told Grazia, “It feels weird saying this because we’ve only just told the family, but we’re actually having a little girl!”

“Because we have five nephews, we were convinced we were going to have a little boy too, but we’re over the moon to find out it’s a little girl.

“Obviously we would have been happy either way and I just want her to grow up knowing she can be exactly who she wants to be. I want her to know that the things she goes to bed to dream about can come true.”

Going well: Last month, Mollie revealed that she had started decorating her daughter’s nursery, posted to her Instagram account in a snap

The star also took to Instagram at the time to share heartwarming footage of the moment she and Stuart learned they were having a daughter.

Mollie uploaded the clip of herself in a form-fitting powder blue dress as she stood on either side of a large black balloon with her husband-to-be. When they popped the “Boy Or Girl” balloon, pink confetti rained down on them.

Mollie wrote alongside the video, “Last weekend we got our families together for a little celebration we will never forget.

Parents-to-be: The former The Saturdays singer said she felt ‘incredibly lucky’ to be pregnant

“Our families spent months predicting and guessing the gender of the baby, but it was so nice to have that between us.

“Our due date is really getting closer now, we can’t believe how close it is, so last weekend felt like the right time to get everyone together and reveal it. It was such a special day and one we will always remember. So… we have a…”

The Radio 1 presenter recently admitted that having a baby was something she had wanted for a long time.

Mollie said she felt “incredibly lucky” to be pregnant and predicted her sportsman fiancé will be “such a good dad”.

Surprise! It comes just days after Mollie revealed that she and Stuart were expecting a baby girl, as she shared that their baby was due on November 2.

Lovely: The star also took to Instagram at the time to share heartwarming footage of the moment she and Stuart learned they were having a daughter