Despite England's eagerness, Ravi Jadeja teases Ben Stokes out of the rough that lies outside the left-hander's off stump. Adil Rashid watches on from behind a laptop screen. The stands inside The Oval look to have emptied a touch. The post-Cook effect.

Alastair Cook's old Essex mucker James Foster has been with the England team for this match. They are sitting next to each other in the dressing room, Foster giving Cook an affectionate rub on the back of the neck. Ben Stokes flays Shami through the covers for four. Twice. Virat Kohli looks murderous.

Ravi Jadeja shares the new ball. Handy pre-Sri Lanka practice for England, a spinner with the new nut. Jonny Bairstow isn't really fussed what he's bowling with - it's all gotta go. A one-bounce four over mid-on.

Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator

If you were going to write it - James Anderson passes Glenn McGrath by dismissing Virat Kohli, caught by Alastair Cook at first slip.

The history and emotion are gone for now. There's a Test match to be won. Bairstow could do with slightly better than just avoiding a pair, too. Vihari, after those two wickets, is whipped from the attack. Mohammed Shami is on as India finally take the second new ball. Jimmy Anderson still has his feet up.

Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician

So Alastair Cook finishes with 33 Test centuries, 12,472 runs at an average of 45.35.

He batted for 37,308 mins or 621 hours 48 minutes.

He hit 1,442 fours, plus three all-run fours, 11 sixes and four fives (including the one that took him to his hundred today).

He faced 20,038 dot balls, scored 3803 singles, 980 twos and 281 threes.

I'm very sad. What are we going to do without him?

To add to that, and for students of this kind of thing, Alastair Cook ends his Test career with an average of 45.35. Well batted, sir. Don't miss the chance to see him play for Essex over the next few years. Jonny Bairstow, by the way, is off a pair.

Amy Lofthouse
BBC Sport at The Oval

That's it. 12,472 runs, and out. Cook stopped just at the boundary edge to turn and soak up the applause for one last time.

It was a lovely, lovely moment. The India team got it spot on, all making sure they shook Root's hand. The applauded Cook off, as did everyone else inside the ground. Cook had his helmet off, showing his bat to all corners. His wife and daughters joined in.

In all of that, Ben Stokes negotiated Vihari's hat-trick ball.

Image source, Reuters

Sunil Gavaskar
Former India captain on BBC Test Match Special

A magnificent innings. What a dream way to play your final Test.

Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

Alastair Cook is not an exaggerator of things but he gives The Oval crowd the full flourish of the bat. That's a very heartfelt departure from him.

Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

Joe Root looks crestfallen. He is really cross with himself, he wanted a really big score.

Amy Lofthouse
BBC Sport at The Oval

There's a great atmosphere at The Oval. People have emptied out of the bars to watch Alastair Cook bat. Which, with the best will in the world, can't have happened that much throughout his career.

Before this knock, Cook's average in 2018 was 18. Now it's 30. Hello, some turn from Jadeja almost gets that redundant leg slip into the game. Almost...

To compound India's problems, parts of this pitch are start to look rougher than a slice of toast. Tricks to be played in the fourth innings. A little bit of French cricket from Alastair Cook. Believe it or not, he's now the third highest runscorer of the series.