Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician

"Cook is also the quickest in terms of time from debut. Just 10 years and 90 days ago that he made his debut. Rahul Dravid was the previous quickest in 11 years and 283 days."

Now we can get on with the game, England can get on with winning this Test match. Indeed, the surroundings, a dark day at an empty Chester-le-Street, didn't really match the size of the landmark. More spin from Herath, a couple to Hales.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"Had it been pulverised, it wouldn't have been Cookie. It had to dribble there. A very Alastair Cook shot. It raised the temperature."

Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special

"Big smile from Cook. The youngest batsman to do it in Test history. He raises his bat, almost sheepishly. A decade of dedication from Alastair Cook brings its reward. He's been remorseless and disciplined and single-minded."

Chester-le-Street rose to applaud, cheers bringing out in Durham. Cook modestly raised his bat, but did not remove his helmet. He acknowledged the applause of his team-mates, who were all on the dressing-room balcony. In all of that, Cook's young daughter played in the stands, wonderfully unaware. 

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There it is! Alastair Cook clips Nuwan Pradeep off his pads, the fielder at square leg dives over the ball and the red leather just about trickles into the rope. He becomes the first England batsman to reach 10,000 Test runs, the 12th overall and, at 31 years and 157 days, the youngest, beating the record of Sachin Tendulkar. An incredible achievement, but still with many more to come.

Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special

"A gamble from the captain. There's a bit of turn in the pitch."

All sorts of catchers round the bat, the leg slip and short leg most dangerous. Turn! Cook looks to play through the off side, but is almost foxed and eventually gets to 9,996 with an inside edge for a single. Alex Hales, no sign of any change-of-innings stress, sees off the rest of the over.

Players are out there, Sri Lanka springing a surprise. Rangana Herath opens the bowling with his left-arm spin. Alastair Cook waits on 9,995...

I always wonder about the sort of chaos when there are only 10 minutes for the change of innings. Is Alex Hales currently in the dressing room, massive flap on, yelling "where's my thigh pad?".

Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special

"An update on umpire Aleem Dar - he's off the field because of sickness, so we probably won't see him again in this Test."

Sri Lanka 475 (following on, 128.2 overs) - England need 79 to win

Not out batsman: Pradeep 13*

Fall of wickets: 38-1 (Karunaratne 26), 79-2 (Mendis 26),100-3 (Thirimanne 13), 182-4 (Silva 60), 222-5 (Mathews 80), 314-6 (Siriwardana 35), 430-7 (Herath 61), 442-8 (Eranga 1), 453-9 (Chandimal 126), 475-10 (Lakmal 11)

Bowling: Anderson 27-9-58-5, Broad 24-6-71-1, Woakes 27.2-8-103-2, Finn 19-0-78-1, Moeen 28-5-136-1, Vince 1-1-0-0, Root 2-0-13-0.

Sri Lanka first innings 101 (Broad 4-40, Woakes 3-9, Anderson 3-36)

England 498-9 dec (Moeen 155*, Hales 83, Root 80, Pradeep 4-107)

England won toss

Full scorecard

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"It took a while didn't it? Short ball after short ball until eventually it's eventually worked. Good bowlers against tailenders would have polished them off before now because they looked pretty poor to be honest."

Jonny Bairstow hasn't had the best of days behind the stumps. If the drop of Chandimal earlier was a mistake, this is more to do with poor fortune. One dies on him, scooting through his legs for four byes. Should still probably stop it, though. Still the Sri Lankan resistance lives. Les Mathewsables.

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Garry Vaux: I'm not a betting man but what odds can I get for Alastair Cook to be out for four?

Albert Freeman: Such a shame Alastair Cook is likely to get his 10,000th Test run in front of such a small crowd.

This is superb viewing. Pradeep, looking for cow corner, takes Broad over the slips for four. I'll throw this out there now - there is nothing more entertaining in the entire game of cricket than a last-wicket pair dishing out some treatment...

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"There's a skill in bowling out tailenders. Some people are brilliant at it. Ian Botham was very aggressive."