England will drop two places to fourth place in the Test rankings with a 3-0 defeat, but 4-0 would see them slip to fifth. Amit Mishra will start the final session of the series.

We've just been listening to Dwayne Bravo's "Champion" song on TMS as a backdrop to the Carlos Brathwaite onslaught in the T20 final. Those four sixes in an over to win were quite something. Is there going to be more despair for England this afternoon? We will have an hour before the captains can decide to call it a draw, Cook rather more keen to do so than his counterpart.

Any chance we can delay the kick-off? Might not make it at this rate, no meandering to a draw and an early finish on the cards...

Peter Goodwin: Nothing to see here, just England collapsing as usual.  

Thanks Stephan, for the final time. And thanks for the tip to avoid being top to toe in tailbacks. I'm looking forward to trying Dog Lane, and that is not some form of slang.

Right, that's my cricketing 2016 done. Jamie Lillywhite will talk you through England's glorious rearguard/feeble capitulation. Merry Christmas.

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Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special

There is an hour until the decision is taken on whether the final hour is played. It's nothing to do with the umpires, both captains have to agree.

England make it to tea without further losses. They lost four for 26, but Moeen and Stokes have just about held back the Indian tide. I doubt we'll be shaking hands early on this one, though. One more and India will think the game is there to be won.

Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician

A new record of matches unbeaten for India, 18 now, beating Indian record set in 1985-87. The world record is 27 by the great West Indian team from 1982-84.

Indeed it is leg-spinner Amit Mishra, round the wicket and asking for a bat-pad catch off Moeen Ali. Not given, so Moeen celebrates by nailing a sweep straight into the wrist of short leg fielder KL Rahul. A blow to the boney bit is very, very painful. Maybe one over to go before tea.

Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

Mishra has had a really quiet series but you could yet have an impact with those leg breaks.

Ben Stokes might just be warming to his task. Admittedly he is helped by Ashwin bowling over the wicket, with the England leftie nailing a sweep to the boundary that is greeted by silence across the whole of India. Round the wicket is a different game. More danger than sticking a wet finger into a plug socket. 

Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

I once asked David Gower how to play the short ball and he said 'Well I'll tell you how I do it, I look to hit it and then if I decide I don't like it, I get out of the way' and I thought thanks very much but that's no use to me, I don't have time to do that! The top players always seem to have more time.

Why, oh why, do India only have one slip and a gully? An edge from Ben Stokes goes between the two catchers. It would have hit third slip right between the eyes. For all of his success, Virat Kohli often sets his fields like he's taking inspiration from one of those novelty tea towels. Meanwhile, the cameras detect Alastair Cook having an exploratory rummage inside his left nostril. 

Having said all that, the constant peril that England are in makes this a compelling, thoroughly entertaining watch. You can't take your eyes off it, just in case someone gets out to something daft (also, if I take my eyes of it, I won't be able to tell you what's going on, which would make me a bad commentator). Moeen plays back an Ashwin over with the most certainty we've seen for some time.

If this was a boxing match, a white towel might be thrown into the ring. India are throwing haymakers and England are only standing with the help of the ropes. Every over is a play and miss, a yelp of Indian excitement or a roar from the crowd. The solace for England? There's only a session and a bit to survive. They should still do it. Should.