Some nice early entries for our 'My Best Coach' topic today. Keep them coming...

Tolousain Andreu: Johan Cruyff for getting the ball rolling on Barca's tiki taka and Spain's eventual realisation of its footballing potential.  

Rahin Lamin: Arsene Wenger because of his ability to bring the best out of youngsters and Jose Mourinho because of his tough coaching style.

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And that's it from the England skipper. The first Test, remember, starts  at 07:00 BST on Tuesday. There will, of course, be ball-by-ball commentary on Test Match Special (on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, BBC Radio 4 LW and online), and live text commentary right here on the BBC website.

"It's a bitter blow for Steven Finn," added Cook. "He bowled really well in that warm-up game, and over the last 12 months he's made huge strides back to where we'd like him to be.

"We'll monitor him, and hope he could be right for the second Test - but we'll have to wait and see."

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Cook also confirmed that Finn had been very much in contention to face Pakistan, after impressing with figures of four for 16 against the second string.

"Absolutely, he was," he added. "His performance in that warm-up game was good. But after that game, he complained of a pain in his foot and obviously it's got worse."

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An in-form Johanna Konta will play her final qualifier for the WTA event in Linz against Klara Koukalova of the Czech Republic at around 10:00 BST (in other words, now).

Victory for the new British number one would make it 24 wins in 25 matches, following her second-round qualifying win against France's Julie Coin on Sunday.

We'll bring you score updates as they drop from Austria.

Confirmation about O'Mahony...

Bad news for Ireland. Peter O'Mahony, who suffered a knee injury in the win over France, has been ruled out of the World Cup.

Skipper Paul O’Connell - who is retiring after he World Cup - is in hospital awaiting a scan.

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Johnny Sexton, who suffered a groin injury, is also awaiting a scan but Ireland are " hopeful” he will be OK.

Just when Newcastle fans thought things couldn't get worse, keeper Tim Krul has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a serious knee injury.

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Krul ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during theNetherlands' 2-1 Euro 2016 qualifying win in Kazakhstan on Saturday.

He posted on Twitter: , external "I'm devastated the scan has confirmed my biggest fear . . . My recovery and hard work starts now to fully recover."

Southampton goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg has been added to the Netherlands squad for their final Euro 2016 qualifier against Czech Republic on Tuesday.

And while we're on rugby - and just so you can plan your weekend in advance - here's when and at what time the games are taking place.

Japan - the team that lit up the World Cup with their thrilling win over South Africa - made unwelcome history as the first team to exit the tournament having won three matches after beating the United States.

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After beating South Africa, Japan went on to add the scalps of Samoa and the US.

But their heavy defeat by Scotland left them third in the group, and they miss out on a place in the last eight.

Japan, who got a standing ovation after beating the US 28-18, host the competition in four years' time.

The Test series against Pakistan - being played in the United Arab Emirates - starts on Tuesday at 07:00 BST.

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Pakistan leg spinner Yasir Shah has limped away from practice on the eve of the first Test with a suspected back problem.

Shah was expected to be Pakistan's major bowling threat in the series against England, which starts on Tuesday (07:00 BST).

He is the fastest Pakistan bowler to reach 50 Test wickets.    

Chelsea's Eden Hazard cannot explain why he is struggling for his club this season - and says manager Jose Mourinho has been right to drop him from the starting line-up.

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The Belgium, the Premier League's best player last season, said: "This is the first time in my career that I have had such a difficult spell like this.

"I can't really explain it. All I know is that I will need to work hard in order to bounce back. At Chelsea we have concerns both as a team and individually.

"But Mourinho is the best coach in the world when it comes to dealing with pressure. I am an optimist, and I know I can learn a lot from tough spells."

Which leads us to today's talking point.

We want to know what coaches have you most admired during your life and why.

It can be a professional manager, an Alex Ferguson or a Clive Woodward, or it can be your favourite PE teacher.

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Just tell us who and why.

Tweet us now at #mybestcoach, external or post a message on the BBC Sport Facebook page. We'll publish the best.

Now then, here is a sporting anniversary to take note of.

19 years ago today, this man became boss at what was then Highbury.

He has not changed a bit has he?

Happy anniversary Mr w, the longest-serving manager in English football by some distance.