Moeen dropped on twopublished at 31.2 overs

31.2 overs

The India cordon has caught a case of the drops.

Moeen Ali flashes hard at Jasprit Bumrah and the ball flies to Virat Kohli's left at third slip.

It's a tough chance and the India captain cannot hold on with one hand.

Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

That's carried, it's straightforward really if you're at gully. It's a lovely delivery from Ishant - squaring Cook up and angling across him.

Cook dropped on 37published at 30.5 overs

30.5 overs

Well now.

Ishant Sharma squares up Alastair Cook from over the wicket, finding a touch of movement off the pitch to catch the outside edge and the ball flies towards gully.

But Ajinkya Rahane spills a low chance and can't grab it on the second attempt.

What can Cook make of that reprieve in his final Test?

Harry: What do you call a kebab that can bowl really fast? Ishant Shawarma.

Moeen Ali plays it sketchily off a leading edge and Jasprit Bumrah puts his hand over his mouth.

The India seamer follows up with a peach that moves off the pitch and zips past the outside edge. Play that.

Another maiden.

Umpire Joel Wilson has pulled on a thick coat, the West Indian finding it a bit chilly out there.

Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

I'm not a fan of seeing Moeen bat at three. I like to see him at seven, playing his shots when the bowlers are tired and the ball is old.

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Moeen Ali drives at a wide-ish one that swings away towards the slips from round the wicket by Jasprit Bumrah from the Pavilion End.

Brief appeal for caught behind but the noise was Moeen's bat hitting the ground.

And Cook easily sees off a maiden from Ishant to start the afternoon session.

Some lovely memories and tributes to Alastair Cook there. If you want to read more from his interview with Aggers head here.

It'll certainly be very odd not to seem his opening the batting for England after this match.

But for now, there is plenty more batting to be done.

England's highest Test run-scorer is on strike for the first ball after lunch, to be delivered by Ishant Sharma.

Mike Bell: If Alastair Cook gets a hundred and decides not to retire, maybe he could come back in disguise like Reggie Perrin did. He'd know, we'd know, but no one would let on, and he'd just keep getting runs for England for a few years. More I think about it, more I like it.

James Anderson
England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

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Alastair is a really good friend of mine and a godfather to one of my kids. I'll miss having him around, especially on tour - he's my sounding board.

The more I talk to him, the more I get it's the right time for him to do it.

It's forgotten how hard it is to opening the batting, especially in England. His record is ridiculous.

Joe Butler: It’s days like this when I just cannot take my eyes off the screen. Alastair Cook has 65 million batting partners today. Every person in this nations is right there with him. Every ball. C’mon Cook!

Former England captain Andrew Strauss on Cook: "He has been England's greatest ever batsman and to do it as a opening batsman is a huge testament to his skills, which are underappreciated.

"It's also about resilience and mental strength. He's had plenty of adversity but bounced back from it and separated the noise from what you need to do in the middle."

Cook on the future: "I have never done any media or coaching while I have played - it has all been fully focused on trying to score runs. I will have a look at that stuff when I have a bit of a break over the winter.

"For these next six months, I am looking forward to not picking up a cricket bat and not worrying what fitness scores I'm going to get. I'll get away - that is something which our family needs to do.

"I am a cricketer, but the farm is a very special place and I absolutely love being in the countryside and getting away from the bubble. I like to think I'm a farmer, but there's so much experience that goes into that. I would love to stay involved in cricket as much as I would like to stay on the farm. It suits my personality.

"For the final Test, I'll try to score some runs and everything else can take care of itself. I am determined to enjoy this week, focus on the ball when I'm batting and catch everything I can at slip. I will enjoy the privilege of playing for England one last time."

Isobel Pyrke: "Alastair Cook, what an absolute honour it has been to watch you play, and what a measured, intelligent interview on TMS right now. What cricket (and all sport) needs.

Cook on Kevin Pietersen: "It was the toughest time of my career and there's no doubt that it affected my batting. The day when Straussy came out and said Kevin wasn't going to play for us anymore, that was a massive weight off my shoulders.

I was involved in the original decision, but the England captain doesn't have the final say on hiring and firing. I agreed with it, but I said 'why don't we give him some time off, we can go away and maybe KP can come back later on'.

The fallout was pretty nasty and I don't think the ECB handled it well or appreciated how social media worked back then. I bore a lot of the brunt of it, but I suppose that's what being captain is.

I would refute anyone saying that I was the one that chucked Pietersen down the stairs, but I was involved in the decision and I believed it was right at that time. What could have happened a year later, I don't know."

Ruth Brooksbank: "Fantastic interview with Alastair Cook. His on field record speaks for itself but we should also remember him for his humility and professionalism both on and off the field. And most of all for being a great role model for cricket."

Cook on the captaincy: "I grew into the captaincy. The first two years were done very much in my way and that was because that was how I had gone about my batting. I was very stubborn in believing I knew what was right for my game, so that is what I did with the captaincy. I didn't listen to anyone.

"Experience taught me it is such a big job and there are so many things to learn, so I opened my ears and relaxed into it.

"It is the most amazing job to do because every day you get tested. I absolutely loved it."

Cook on his career highs: "From a purely selfish, batting point of view, I couldn't bat any better than the 2010-11 Ashes and then in India in 2012. That was as good as I could play. To score a lot of runs and be man of the series in those two big away wins gives a real satisfaction. The pure emotion of winning the Ashes as captain in 2015, after what had happened before, was incredible.

Having a beer in the dressing room in Sydney in 2011 is a treasured memory. I'd scored some runs and we had done what we had set out to achieve. We talked and everyone had their favourite moment. I said to everyone that if they want to take anything from it, it was to never give up. Six months beforehand I had been one innings from getting dropped and there I was after getting more than 700 runs in a series.

The one thing I know I will miss is the dressing room experience. Experiencing so many things with a group of people has been absolutely amazing."

Cook on his family: "Naturally, I'm sad that it will be my last game, because it's been such an amazing journey over the past 12 years - not just for me, but for some of the people closest to me. My wife Alice's dad said he'd been on about 10 trips abroad to watch me play and my dad would never have gone to somewhere like India if it wasn't for me playing there. He went all around the country on the train. Stuff like that you really appreciate.

It's not just me playing cricket, everyone that has been associated with me is the reason why I have been able to do it. Yes, I sacrificed a lot, but people sacrificed a lot to allow me to go and play."