in a world of precious few certainties, there is alastair cook. whatever else came to pass, he'd open the batting for england. it's how it seemed, how it's been for a dozen years, but no more. he said in a statement today he had "nothing left in the tank." he retires, declaring he has achieved "more than he could have ever imagined." it all began because cook wanted to be like graham gooch, and they've shared an obsession with batting. if you're trying to design a cricketer to play for your country, alastair cook would be that role model. you know, he's been a great person, he is someone for the youngsters to follow, he sets a great example. yes, well, cook's early—morning bars are likely to come on the family farm and he is happy there. he declines social media, he is content generally to let the bat talk. cook has played more test matches, scored more hundreds and more runs in total than any other english cricketer. he will have one final test match for alistair cook here at the oval, which begins on friday. he will walk down these steps one f

alastair cook would like us to talk about something other than alastair cook. so let's focus on the the wicket keeping situation. england say thatjonny bairstow will resume as wicket keeper, but in the future jose buttler and bairstow may share the workload. in this test match, ali, will bat no three. he bowled well in the last match. going forward he may bat at no three and may not. joe root said adaptability will be crucial in the future. he knows that he will not of course have alastair cook to turn to. and naturally a lot of his media opportunities today were taken up with discussing the soon to be retired alastair cook. do you think he has another century in him. obviously. i have seen one coming for a while. you may not think it with the scores he has had in the la st with the scores he has had in the last couple of weeks, but it would seem last couple of weeks, but it would seem fitting to go out on a high, notjust as a seem fitting to go out on a high, not just as a team. hopefully he can soak up everything else and go out and deliver on the field. it w

well, alastair cook i'm sure would like us to be talking about something other than alastair cook as we preview this test match, so let's focus on the wicket—keeping. very interesting. england said jonny ba i rstow very interesting. england said jonny bairstow will resume as wicket—keeper in this test match, but in the future, jos buttler and ba i rstow but in the future, jos buttler and bairstow may share the workload so we could have some kind of blog rotation policy. fascinating see that. in this test match, moeen ali will bat number three. he bowled so well in the last test match and going forward he may bat at number three, he may not. captainjoe root says adaptability will be the crucial thing in the future. he knows for certain he will not of course have alastair cook to turn to. naturally, a lot of his media opportunities today were taken up with discussing the soon to be retired alastair cook. do you think he's got another century in him? obviously, yeah. i've seen one coming for a while. you might not think it with the scores he's had in the last couple of weeks, but it

so it's the end of an illustrious 12—year innings for alastair cook. england's leading run scorer announced his retirement today. the 33—year—old won four ashes series over a 160—test career. in a statement, the former captain said he had nothing left in the tank to carry on. 0ur correspondent andy swiss looks back at his career. winning the ashes series 2015, england... for more than a decade he has been the cornerstone of english cricket weather as ashes winning captain or record—breaking batsman, alistair cooke has scaled the heights of his sport. recently his form has faulted and at the weekend another low score raise questions about his future and now the final test against india will be the final test against india will be the final test of his career. in a statement he said, although it is a sad day, i can do so with a big smile on my face knowing i have given everything and knowing there is nothing left in the tank. i have loved cricket my whole life, from playing in the garden as a child and i will never underestimate how special it is

this was classic alastair cook. we had a bit of luck yesterday and weathered the storm, today he was in control. we will show you one or two bits of action from today. he didn't even look nervous into his 90s. but he was helped over the line by one of the indian fielders. what a way to do this in the perfect symmetry to his innings, ending as he began with 100. joe root also made 100. he said last week it would be written in the stars that cook would get a century. they got 147 and they looked gutted to be out on that score. but i liked the handshakes from the indian fielders around him. india had to come out to bat and they lost two wickets, two to james anderson. we are wickets, two to james anderson. we a re left wickets, two to james anderson. we are left to reflect on the achievements of alastair cook, especially, we should bear in mind, mickjagger who pledged especially, we should bear in mind, mick jagger who pledged to especially, we should bear in mind, mickjagger who pledged to give a certain amount of mon

alastair cook has done it. and a standing ovation for alistair cook — england's most prolific test batsman — as he ends his international career with a century at the oval. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news, the outburst that could tear tennis apart. serena williams gains support after accusing the umpire of sexism. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the inquests into the deaths of five people killed in last year's westminster bridge attack have heard how lives were torn apart "by 82 seconds of high and terrible drama". four members of the public were killed after being run down by khalid masood on the 22nd of march last year. pc keith palmer was stabbed and died in the forecourt of the palace of westminster. masood was then shot dead by armed officers. the inquests were shown cctv footage of the moment the attack unfolded. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, is at the old bailey where the inquests are being held. the court here at the old bailey has been wa

last week alastair cook said he was retiring because he had nothing left in the tank. as it turns out, what did he have left? 0ne in the tank. as it turns out, what did he have left? one of his most famous performances on home soil. he was fluent in the warning session after surviving near misses in the third day —— morning session. we saw his cut shot and he was not nervous in the 90s but he was helped over the line by the indian fielders with the line by the indian fielders with the wild throw going for overthrow is taking him to a century. the perfect symmetry was career ending with a century against india after beginning with a century against india. great support from his captainjoe india. great support from his captain joe root who also india. great support from his captainjoe root who also reached a century. coke was eventually out for 147 -- century. coke was eventually out for 147 —— cook. afterwards there were dignified handshakes from the indian fielders. india came out to bat. three very quick wickets for england including two for anderson who needs

he knows for certain that he will not have alastair cook to turn to. naturally, a lot of opportunities today were taken up with discussing the soon—to—be retired alastair cook. do you think he has another century in him? obviously yes. we have seen one coming for a while. with the scores that he has had in the last couple of weeks, it seemed fitting for him to go out on a high ona fitting for him to go out on a high on a personal level, notjust as a team. hopefully he can soak up everything else with this week and deliver on the field. nice to start and finish with the century. so you never know, it may be bringing the stars. india may feel unfortunate, 01’ even stars. india may feel unfortunate, or even unlucky to be 3—1 down going into the test match. resolve in the run chase, it could have looked a lot different. anyway, their mindset and approach would be fascinating here in the test match. instead, he said that ajinkya rahane was sent in to bat. england, particularly, was a small session. as i said, an important test match coming up and we

alastair cook signs off with a century for england.

as for alastair cook, well, after a lean summer, he was building his best innings of the series. with every straight bat on ball, the chances of cook making a score to match the occasion grew. looking good. 37 not out, cook, moeen ali with him at the break in play. sun is high and there's lunch to enjoy for anyone following cook. yes, england will resume shortly on 68-1. yes, england will resume shortly on 68—1. yesterday i asked the england captainjoe 68—1. yesterday i asked the england captain joe root whether he 68—1. yesterday i asked the england captainjoe root whether he thought alastair cook had another century in him. he said yes, he thought it was written in the stars. i cannot see any written in the stars. i cannot see a ny stars written in the stars. i cannot see any stars but i don't think that the clouds will bother alastair cook, and so far, neither have the indian bowlers. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith—lucas. decent weather at the oval, is it going to last? we have a very small chance of the double right, patchy rain there tomorrow, but

alastair cook has done it. another standing ovation for alastair cook as he signs off his test career with a century. # now we're back together, together # i wanna show you and together again... kylie and jason reunited on stage in hyde park. and coming up on bbc news... it's all about alastair cook on day four of england's fifth and final test against india. the former captain's playing in his last international match. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a former minister is warning the tory party faces a "catastrophic split" if theresa may presses ahead with her brexit strategy. steve baker, who recently resigned from the brexit department, said up to 80 tory mps will vote against the prime minister's chequers plan for leaving the eu. it follows a weekend of renewed infighting among conservatives, after boris johnson compared mrs may's strategy to a "suicide vest". our political correspondent, chris mason, reports. that monday morning feeling, rolling up that monday morning feeling, rolling up

and alastair cook's final innings for england. good evening. the former foreign secretary boris johnson's latest intervention on brexit has been attacked by fellow conservatives as "outrageous" and "disgusting", after he likened the prime minister's proposals to a suicide vest. in a newspaper article, he said the chequers plan was a humiliation that gives the eu what it wants in return for nothing. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. neverfarfrom a camera, it seems, but borisjohnson didn't get the warmest welcome from cricket fans at the oval yesterday. commentator: ah, the former foreign secretary. appears to be on his own. booing perhaps dreaming up his latest attack on the government's brexit plan. in today's mail on sunday he called it feeble and pathetic and said by promising no friction at the irish border... suicide bomb or suicide vest... that language was quickly criticised by tory colleagues. i think there are much better ways to articulate your differences and i think it's a reminder, i think, for all of us in public po

all eyes will be on alastair cook, 46 not out, with captainjoe root also unbeaten on 29. wales have lost 2—0 to denmark in their second nations league game. it was a premier league player who did the damage in aarhus, as jim lumsden reports. ryan giggs‘ first game has wales manager study with an impressive thumping of republic of ireland on saturday. a makeshift denmark side lost to slovakia last week but the big names were back. at the world cup they will move final as croatia on penalties in the last 16 and they began to worry the welsh. but wales had something other side ‘s lack and is gareth bale. then again, denmark have christian eriksen and he is not bad either. the seventh goal in his last six competitive home internationals. cisco could've made it to map before half—time but for the reflexes of wayne hennessey. those of the defender were sluggish. handball, penalty. christian eriksen with the second of the evening. mixed for wales, former world champions spain at the principality stadium. james lumsden, bbc news. the new women's super league season kicked

the lead 154 and alastair cook is still there. mo farah has become the first man to win the great north run five times. he led the half—marathon from start to finish, breaking the course record in newcastle. britain's david weir won the wheelchair race for the seventh time. that's it but there's much more on the bbc sport website including extraordinary footage of a motorbike racer grabbing arrivals lead in the grand prix. hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. coming up, a look at tomorrow morning's front pages in the papers, but before that, here's the weather for the week ahead, with stav danaos. hello. it is pretty typical this time of year, the transition from summery whether to autumnal and we get quite a mixture of features across the uk. this week is certainly going to be one of those, a very changeable week in store. a little bit of everything. sunshine, rain, strong winds and in some places a bit of warmth too. the change in weather starts on monday, a brief ridge of high pressure to begin the day, the next weat

for about two thirds of the day of test cricket was all about alastair cook, he walked out to a guard of honour, the indian players either side of them applauding and a warm handshake from the team captain, it seemed very appropriate and genuine and marked the respect for him across world cricket, and then he settled down for a typical inning, painstaking methodical patient, there was a time after lunch when scoring almost stopped. cook got to 71 before he was dismissed, inside edge, delivery from their team, throws around the ground, never heard ending like that at an english test match. and yet will field that was a reward for the good bowling and lack of luck throughout the day, particularly survived many plays and missed as he made 50 before he was dismissed, but once cook was gone, england was all that see, and another inning, another dot forjo, could not tell england out it's down to them to take them to a decent first innings total. in general, the view from the england support is making her way home towards alastair cook, wait —— may well be missing you already. scotland w

what pose would you choose to capture the man that's alastair cook? resolute. no fuss may have been his wish in his final test match, but the respectful greeting from india was a gesture cook appreciated. then he wanted to live up to the welcome. after 12 years in the job, cook knew exactly where he was trying to guide the cricket ball. they call cook "chef", obviously. and the crowd wanted more. india helped here. cook dropped on 37. a little good fortune never hurt. and cook will always just clear his mind and go again. scoring shots were rare. pigeons seemed shocked to suddenly see the ball, but the 100 was in sight. 71 scored, and... well, if groans could rebuild stumps, cook would have remained. but he had to take the walk and the applause. a second innings for him may come in this match. how significant is he to english cricket? well, today, cook was like the cork. 0nce removed, the wickets just flowed. captainjoe root made nought, as did jonny bairstow. moeen ali dug in for 50 before he fell. and england were 198—7 at the close. missing you already, al

alastair cook, in a sport of numbers, simply the greatest his country has seen. a bbc investigation has uncovered evidence of a thriving black market in controlled prescription drugs helping to fuel britain‘s addiction to opioid—based painkillers. one of the most popular is tramadol, which the tv star ant mcpartlin was taking. now as gps restrict supplies, illegal traders are filling the gap, as jonathan gibson reports. i‘m in birmingham to do a drugs deal. but the opioids i‘m buying aren‘t street drugs, they‘re someone‘s prescription. how much was that again? 20 quid, yeah? yeah. cool lawrence is trading in tramadol. it‘s a controlled prescription—only painkiller. it‘s also highly addictive. last year, it was linked to 185 deaths. so you‘ve got quite a good trade in this going? yeah, not too bad. as more gps restrict supplies, black market traders like lawrence are plugging the gap. is it people like me that can‘t get them from the doctor‘s? yeah. and he doesn‘tjust sell tramadol. i‘ve got some codeine, ritalin. xanax, i can get tha

all eyes will be on alastair cook, 46 not out, with captainjoe root also unbeaten on 29. wales have lost 2—0 to denmark in their second nations league game. it was a tottenham player who did the damage in aarhus, as jim lumsden reports. ryan giggs' first game has wales manager study with an impressive thumping of republic of ireland on saturday. a makeshift denmark side lost to slovakia last week but the big names were back. at the world cup they lost to as croatia on penalties in the last 16 and they began to worry the welsh. but wales had something other side ‘slack and is gareth bale. then again, denmark have christian eriksen and he is not bad either. the seventh goal in his last six competitive home internationals. cisco could've made it two before half—time but for the reflexes of wayne hennessey. those of the defender were sluggish. handball, penalty. christian eriksen with the second of the evening. mixed for wales, former world champions spain at the principality stadium. james lumsden, bbc news. the new women's super league season kicked off today. defendi

and a half century for alastair cook, as he shines with the bat against india in his last ever test match. and coming up on bbc news... the new restructured women's super league season gets underway this weekend with champions chelsea against manchester city the pick of the round. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. british airways could be fined as much as £500 million for a huge data breach which has affected tens of thousands of people. hackers managed to access details of 380,000 bookings made with the airline over a two—week period. ba say personal and financial details have been compromised, although passport information hasn't. it says any customer who's been affected financially will be compensated. many have been forced to cancel their credit and debit cards. here's our business correspondent emma simpson. in this and beat a website i've got six cards lodged, so it was really annoying —— in the ba website, it was really annoying contacting them to see if my cards had been compromised. like many other thousands of ba customers george's bank details have been ha

after that performance from james anderson and the retirement of alastair cook former england captain michael vaughan reminisced on what was a great series for the hosts. it's been a realfitting end to it's been a real fitting end to us, it's been a special week the england cricket, a special week of a test match game of the legends of our sporting alistair cooke, jimmy anderson, stuart broad plays its pa rt anderson, stuart broad plays its part as well and it's in overwhelming thank you to our list of what he's done butjimmy aniston is still going, yes, he is at 564 but the way he is bowling now, the body and mind seems strong that we have many years left injimmy anderson, maybe another hundred wickets or so but this has been one of the great weeks for english cricket. there were seven uefa nations league matches on tuesday with beaten world cup finalists croatia among them playing spain. luis enrique‘s reign got off to a winning start with victory over england on saturday while croatia were making their first appearance of the inaugural tournament. and it wasn't a happy one as spa

there are many of us who still struggle to imagine an england cricket team without alastair cook in it. 12 years of record—breaking batting and here, in his final test match. the thing is, alistair, people will say and have said that the way the yueh broach cricket, and maybe the way you approach life, but theyjust cricket, and maybe the way you approach life, but they just won't be someone who does it that way again, that in that sense you are irreplaceable. i mean, they are properly right, aren't they? i'm definitely not irreplaceable. i think that's... there'll be another good player coming on, iam sure. but with the same attributes as you? that's not for me to say. or like i say, it's hard for me to talk about this, i still have one game to play and i am determined that play well. is very nice the kind words everybody said, as if i died and it never would be around again. it's obviously been a surreal couple of days, but i am trying to play well in this game and win 4—1. you also play in an era when people are concerned about cricket's status. do you think cricket is in a bette

alastair cook scores a century in his final test innings for england before his international retirement. and romano fenati could face criminal charges after he grabbed the brake lever of italian compatriot stefano manzi in sunday's moto 2 race in san marino. hello and welcome to the programme, where we begin with the golfing news that reigning olympic championjustin rose has moved to world number one despite losing the bmw championship in a play—off to keegan bradley. the pair were level at 20—under after their final round which was held over due to persistent rain on sunday, and watching was paul frostick. heavy rain on sunday meant the final round of the bmw championship had to be completed on monday ——. the gloomy conditions continued but they weren't holding back justin gloomy conditions continued but they weren't holding backjustin rose as he surged towards world number one. tiger woods is still making this comeback. no victory here but on two separate occasions he drew within a stroke of the lead. rory mcilroy, just a shot shy overnight, did this best but never quite got g

alastair cook at the 0val yesterday. he's not running around doing cartwheels or anything fa ncy around doing cartwheels or anything fancy like that. he acknowledges the cheer of the crowd, who were all on their feet after a brilliant century. use always been understated, hasn't he —— he's a lwa ys understated, hasn't he —— he's always been understated, hasn't he? i love that, brilliant! it's not often that sporting careers end so perfectly as they did at the oval yesterday. a really brilliant, and lovely day for alastair cook. a century in his final test innings for england, and it came in bizarre circumstances. cook thought he'd got a single whilst on 96, before india messed up their fielding and threw to the ball to the boundary to give cook an extra four runs. joe root also got a much needed century and jimmy anderson equalled the record for test wickets as a pace bowler, but the day belonged to cook. and here's the reaction from within the england dressing room as cook reached that brilliant last century. i

the lead 154 and alastair cook is still there. so england will resume on 114 for 2 on day four, the captain is unbeaten on 29 but all eyes will be on his predecessor who has again demonstrated what england will lose at the top of the order. he has the respect of everybody and everybody is comfortable talking to him. he has a down to earth way of being, a cheeky sense of humour and people are drawn to him. is something that should anchor... there will be people looking around and realising he is not there and then people will realise what an impact he has had on them and us as a team. wales have lost 2—0 to denmark in their second nations league game. it was a tottenham player who did the damage in aarhus as jim lumsden reports: ryan giggs first gig as wales manager kicked off with an impressive thumping a viral and. a contract disputes sold standing is replace the start as denmark lost to survive your last week that the big names were back. at the world cup they only lost two finalists croatia in penalties. they began to worry t

we start with the cricketing news that alastair cook has announced he'll retire from international cricket at the end of the ongoing series with india. the 33—year—old is england's all—time leading test run scorer, while his run of 159 consecutive test appearances is a world record. the former england captain has struggled for runs recently and will line up for the final time for his country when they face india in the fifth and final test at the oval starting on friday.

coming up on this programme: former england captain alastair cook announces his retirement from international cricket. novak djokovic is through to the quarter finals of the us open and could be set for a last eight clash with roger federer. and bryson de chambeau makes it back to back wins on the pga tour as he heads well clear at the top of the fed ex cup standings. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the cricketing news that alastair cook has announced he'll retire from international cricket at the end of the ongoing series with india. the 33—year—old is england's all—time leading test run scorer, while his run of 159 consecutive test appearances is a world record. the former england captain has struggled for runs recently and will line up for the final time for his country when they face india in the fifth and final test at the oval starting on friday. joe lynskey has more details on a remarkable career. well, test cricket is a sport where success well, test cricket is a sport where success is measured in the figures and in his 12 years as an england batsmen alistair c

after 12 years of record breaking batting, england's alastair cook prepares for his final test match. and simon yates remains the man in red follownig the longest stage of the vuelta a espana. hello and welcome to sportsday. when europe ryder cup captain thomas bjorn was picking his team, the usa's victory at hazeltine two years ago, their first since 2008, won't have been farfrom his mind. perhaps that's why, his team has been loaded with experience, garcia, poulter, casey and stenson all getting the nod, but he'll be hoping this man in particular can find his form. joe lynskey has been taking a look at this year's selection. the amphitheatre but the —— teens who were those who got best talent alongside those more experienced players, you know what to expect. your get the sport every two years. a players automatically qualify for tea m a players automatically qualify for team europe through their performances in prize money earnings on the european tour throughout the year, the captains, the issue is only three of the names have played in the ryder cup before, that's rory justin

what a way to bring up three figures, alastair cook. and, batting out in style in his final test innings for england before his international retirement. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: scotland take the advantage in their opening nations league match, but can they hold on against albania at hampden park? good evening. a brexit deal on the first stage of the uk's withdrawal can be reached within a couple of months, according to the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier, but he said it was dependent on realistic negotiations. and he warned again that several issues remained unresolved. a special brexit summit of eu leaders is now expected in november. mr barnier‘s comments came as some senior conservatives warned again that they will opppose theresa may's plan, agreed at chequers this summer. that plan is meant to "maintain a common rule book for all goods" and avoid a hard border with northern ireland. our political editor laura kuenssberg has the latest. arriving at the office back door. work in the red box, tory woes splashed

i think that is where alastair cook has gone. i think he's decided he hasn't got that edge any more. a test matches, opening the batting, taking on the world's fastest bowlers time after time, sometimes this half an hour to go before play ends, and you go to face the lot again. it wears you down. i think this is why his resilience as well as his fitness and skill will be what people will admire about him the most. do you think it is a blow to the current squad, to lose that level of experience? it would be a blow if he was in great form, which he isn't. so it does present the selectors have a problem because his opening partner keaton jennings isn't pulling up any trees are the! mac they will have to look. they'll get this next test out of the way. i think anyone who loves cricket will hope that alastair cook has some runs that have been elusive for him in the last couple of months and that he goes out on a high. then the selectors will have to think about what they will do this winter. jonathan agnew, speaking to me earlier. now

well, for about two thirds of this day it was all about alastair cook. he walked out to a guard of honour. the indian players either side of him, applauding. then a warm handshake from virat kohli. that all seemed very appropriate and a genuine and marked the respect for him across world cricket. then could set out for eight typical innings, painstaking and methodical. there was a time after lunch when scoring almost stopped. he got 271 before he was dismissed. inside edge delivery. the groans around the ground. i have never heard anything like that. india, iam never heard anything like that. india, i am sure, will feel that his reward for their good bowling and their lack of luck throughout the day. moor lane ali particularly survived so many played and missed as he made 50 before he was dismissed. 0nce cooke was gone, england were all at sea. another poor earnings for there store, a duck, it will be down tojoss butler and rashid to take england to a decent first innings total. in general, the view from the supporters making their way home towards alast

ina in a walled off precious few certainties, there is alastair cook. whatever else came to pass, he had opened the batting for england. it is how it seemed and how it has been for a dozen years, but no more. he said ina for a dozen years, but no more. he said in a statement today he had "nothing left in the tank." he retires declaring he has achieved "more than he could have ever imagined." it all began because cook wa nted imagined." it all began because cook wanted to be like graham gooch, and they have shared an obsession with batting. if you are trying to design a cricketer to play for your country, alastair cook would be that role model. you know, he has been a great person, he is someone for the youngsters to follow, he sets a great example. yes, well his early—morning bars are likely to come on the family farm and he is happy there. he declared on social media he is content generally to let the. he has played more test matches, scored more hundreds and more runs in total than any other english cricketer —— content to let the bat talk. he w

i was iwasa i was a little bit sad watching alastair cook yesterday. not his last innings, he will hopefully have another innings, but still... there was a bit of sadness. it goes all the way back to the first of march 2000 six. it is unthinkable to think ofa 2000 six. it is unthinkable to think of a england aside without him there. there they were yesterday, all the fans with masks, the guard of honour, a special occasion and he did not disappoint. it was all about alastair cook yesterday and he was satisfied with his knock of 71 even if india are in control going into day two at the oval. cook was given a guard of honour, by the indian team and passed 50 for the first time this series//but he missed out on a century, when he was bowled by, jasprit bumrah, sparking a batting collapse. england are on 198/7. world number one rafael nadal, says he "will keep fighting", after he was forced to retire from his us open semifinal, againstjuan martin del potro, because of a knee injury. he‘s now 32, and won the french open earlier this summer. but he couldnâ

they will have to do without the former england captain, alastair cook. he has decided to retire from international, which means the search is on for a brand—new open and it has not been a great area for england over the last couple of years. cook will stand down with a record—breaking career, he will play his final test against india at the oval on friday, but at the age of 33 thinks it is time together but his record holds up against any batsman in history. he has scored 12,254 runs, made 32 centuries, played in 160 test matches, all of those are england records. he captained his country a records. he captained his country a record number of times, 59, and as it stands he is sixth on the all—time list of test run scorers. ina all—time list of test run scorers. in a statement today as he announced his retirement, he said there was nothing left in the tank, that his decision to retire came after much thought and deliberation over the past few months, and although he says it is a sad day, he says he retires with a big smile on his face, knowing he

alastair cook's england career has ended exactly as it begun, with a century against india. there was a long applause at the oval today as england's all—time record run scorer finally fell for 147 on day four of the fifth and final test. he was caught behind after putting on a third wicket stand of 259 with joe root. route fell for 125. third wicket stand of 259 with joe root. route fell for125. england set a target of 454, before james anderson took two wickets and stuart broad got virat kohli first all. england needed seven more wickets on the final day to seal a 4—1 series win the. cook finishes his career with 33 centuries, five of which are double hundreds of. add that to his 50 7/2 centuries and you will see england will be missing something substantial at the end of his 161st test. his 12,470 runs have made him the fifth highest run scorer in test history. i have seen a few people go out on their own terms, it is obviously special, but to go out on your own terms when your last ever innings for england was 100. obviously tomorrow if we can top it off with a win an

and its back—page features alastair cook, who made 71 in his final test match for england on day one of the fifth test at the 0val. so we have a lot of different stories making the front pages to kick start the weekend. john, we will kick off with the daily mail. i don't know if it is very edifying for us to delve fully into the story about borisjohnson and infidelity, but the question they are asking by splashing this everywhere, and they are not the only paper doing it, is, at is his personal life don't impact on his leadership ambitions? that is a serious question. everybody is obviously much more interested in the personal life but we serious people are interested in the question of the future leadership of the conservative party and the country, and whether borisjohnson‘s divorce would affect the support he has from the tory grassroots, who would obviously have the final say in choosing a leader to succeed theresa may, whenever that happens. we have seen recently at boris johnson doing very well in a poll of conservative party members. he came top by quite a long way, ahead of

alastair cook is retiring from cricket, he has just alastair cook is retiring from cricket, he hasjust announced his retirement from international cricket, putting out a statement: after much thought and deliberation over the last few months, i have decided to announce my retirement at the end of this test series against india. more coming up on the bbc news channel, we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two right now. a bit more of the statement from alastair cook: " although it is a sad day, i can do so with a big smile on my face knowing i have given everything and there is nothing left in the tank, i have achieved more than i ever imagined and feel very privileged to have played for such a long time alongside some of the greats of the industry in. the thought of not sharing the dressing room again with some of my team—mates is the hardest pa rt some of my team—mates is the hardest part of my decision but i know the timing is right. i have loved cricket my entire life, from playing in the garden as a child, i will never underestimate how special it is to pull on an england shirt, i k

surpassing glenn mcgrath‘s record of double driving we say thank you to alastair cook for everything he has done for english cricket butjimmy anderson also still going. the way he is bowling now, the body and mind are still seems strong. i think we have many yea rs left in seems strong. i think we have many years left injimmy anderson, maybe another 100 or so wickets. i think this has been one of the great weeks for english cricket. plenty of international football last night, let's have a run through some of the results. and england beat switzerland 1—0 in a friendly at leicester's king power stadium. the first 25 seconds was broadcast in black & white to mark the 25th anniversary of the anti—discrimination charity kick it out. marcus rashford got england's goal which gave them their first win since the quarterfinals of the world cup. in belfast, northern ireland's gavin whyte stole the show — after being brought on for his debut against israel he netted within two minutes with his very first touch of the ball. elsewhere the republic of ireland were held to a one all draw by p

alastair cook aside, a fairy tale ending. you say any number of the top order really need a big score. how likely is that and how fortunate are england to be in this position, having already wrapped up the series against india with one match left to play, in light of the way they have batted in this series? it is a good point. england time and time again have been bailed out, in terms of batting by the almost limitless all—rounders in the team. whenever there is a gap in english cricket, moeen ali fit set and he is batting at number three today. whether he does that this test match the whole of the winter, in the ashes here next summer, we have to wait and see. loads of questions to be answered. they need somebody in the batting line—up to make runs as a batsman. from india's point of view, they will be wondering, how come we are in this series having already lost it? they came to england trying to prove they can be their best away from india. the reason they have failed as they haven't shown that resolve or nerve in the

alastair cook has reached a half—ce ntu ry alastair cook has reached a half—century on day four of the fifth and final test against india as he bats for the last time. he has reached 65 not out with england 141-2 in reached 65 not out with england 1111—2 in their second innings for a read of... alastair cook will call time ona read of... alastair cook will call time on a 12 year international career at the end of this test at the oval. novak djokovic won is 14th grand slam title by beating dell parker —— one martin dell parker. —— del potro. there is a lot of significance of me being now shoulder to shoulder in terms of grand slam wins with him. i watched him win one of his first wimbledon championships and i grew up playing and thinking that one day i will be able to do what he does. and today should be here is a dream come true. the women‘s tennis association has backed up serena williams‘ sexism against the umpire of the us open final. she got a coaching, racket destruction and calling the umpire a thief penalty. the wta said she showed williams —— he showed willia

in the end, he made 89, more even than alastair cook yesterday. the buttler outscoring the master as england finished on 332. stirring stuff. nowjoe root asked his bowlers to carry the charge. stuart broad went into the breach and into the pads. shikhar dhawan, lbw for three. now india under pressure. kl rahul released a valve. the batsman who's struggled for runs this series decided there was little to lose and the game settled in for a mid—afternoon snooze. this was the wake—up call. rahul gone to sam curran, a young man with a knack of making things happen. he's been able to learn from the best. jimmy anderson spent a career luring the likes of cheteshwar pujara to their ends. it's repeatable but irresistible as ajinkya rahane found out shortly afterwards, caught by alastair cook in his last test. anderson, another one closer to becoming the most successful pace bowler of all time. one for the record books. but in the scorebook, kohli still loomed large until ben stokes put a line through him. saturday evening in south london and now it is

let's hear more from england cricketer alastair cook now. he was given a standing ovation at the oval today after he scored a century in his final test innings before international retirement. he scored 147 on day four of england's fifth test against india, as his team built up a commanding lead against the visitors. cook — whose wife is due to give birth any day — spoke to reporters after the game and was asked how it felt to finish his england career on such a high whilst also expecting a new member of the family. it has just been the most surreal four days of my life. i suppose if she goes into labour tonight that will top it off. incredible. a few of my friends here as well and so for that to happen today and the reception i've had in the last four days has been incredible. in the last few overs where everyone was singing the barmy army song, that was pretty special. the best day in cricket for you? a different day. on a purely selfish perspective, i could never have asked for a better week for me, so yes, but there have been bigger

alastair cook went for 12, captain joe root england‘s top order. alastair cook went for 12, captainjoe root made a8 before he was run out. five—time us open champion roger federer has beat his australian competitor at the tournament in new york. it was relatively easy for the swiss star, who booked his place in the second week of the grand slam. earlier in the day, madison keys beat her opponent. in the last few minutes, the wimbledon champion has been knocked out of the us open. she has been beaten 3—6, the three. ferrari set the fastest lap in formula 1 history as the store poll position as the italian grand prix. he upset the bomb by clocking that record time during qualifying. it is ferrari‘s first italian grand prix pole since 2010, when they last won the race. sebastian vettel and lewis hamilton are second and third. that is all these board for now. a uk official will raise the case of the british—iranian national jailed for spying during his two day visit to tehran. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is serving a five—year term in prison

you are never going to fill alastair cook's shoes. but as long as he is given an opportunity, given time, i seriously believe that he can open the batting for a period of time for england. niels de vos — the man who oversaw team gb‘s incredible athletics success at the london olympics in 2012, will be stepping down at the end of the month. he's been chief executive of uk athletics for almost 12 years and also guided the squad to a sustained period of success at world championship level. under his leadership, team gb won 13 medals, six of them gold, at both the london and rio 2016 olympics. great britain's dressage team have won bronze at the world equestrian games in north carolina — earning them qualification for the olympics in tokyo 2020. charlotte dujardin was riding her new horse freestayle, who she says reminds her of the famous valegro, the partner who won her two olympic gold medals. germany took gold. there's live coverage from the games later, on the red button and bbc sport website. second practice for the singapore g

and alastair cook says it's time to bid farewell to international cricket. serena williams will bid to reach another grand slam semi—final on tuesday when she plays another former world number one, karolina pliskova, in the last eight of the us open at flushing meadows in new york. williams is bidding for her 24th grand slam title as she continues her comeback after becoming a mother last year. the 36—year—old will need to get past the czech pliskova, who was a beaten finalist in 2016 and they'll be the first match of the night session on arthur ashe stadium. she's a really good forehand. in fa ct, she's a really good forehand. in fact, she doesn't do a lot of things bad! obviously i think she was number one last year, so she got there for a reason, so, yeah, she's got a lot of strong parts to her game. in case you missed it, japan's kei nishikori remains on target in his attempt to win a maiden grand slam title and a first for an asian man. he beat germany's philip kolschreiber in straight sets to make the the quarter—finals of the us open. and the

if joe root brings alastair cook on to bowl we know things have time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. the light maybe an issue later at the light maybe an issue later at the oval. there is a lot of cloud coming in. here is one of our weather watcher pictures from earlier. across other parts of northern england and into wales and the midlands, this area of cloud streaming in from the atlantic has been producing a bit of rain so far today. most of it is light and patchy, from the seven estuary to the wash. it will edge further south, probably avoid much of south—east england into tonight. a few sunny spells. north notice it brightening more and there are sunny spells too in northern ireland and scotland, you may catch a shower but most frequent in western scotland, into the north—west in particular. this is the average speed, gusting to 50mph in places. it a blustery dale across the uk, mid to high teens for the most part. a few into the low 20s into the south—east, it is the last day of that. so cloudy with a bit of damp weather into southern england, another

alastair cook has hit a century in his last international test match at the oval. he began with a 100 against india... he wanted to bow out in style and in the end he has made the history books. out in style and in the end he has made the history booksli out in style and in the end he has made the history books. i was sitting here wondering how many in their careers get to choose their perfect ending. not even don bradman managed to do that. joe root said he felt it was written in the stars. this second innings for cook in this test match has been classic. surviving bowling yesterday in tricky conditions. today, far more fluent, scoring off the back foot. never looked in trouble, to be honest. helped through those last nervous moments by the indian fielders. he got to the historic landmark with overthrows. could not really have been any better the remarkable symmetry. starting and ending with a century against india. looking good, significantly now. perhaps feeling they should go on to win eight? -- win eight? they hold all the cards in the test match. joe root mor

and alastair cook's century against india ensures rolling stones front man mickjagger is donating yet more money to good causes. spain will be looking to make it two wins out of two in the uefa nations league when they host world cup finalists croatia later. but, it won't be easy for luis enrique's team in the league a — group 4 clash. after beating world cup semi—finalists england at wembley on friday, they take on luka modric‘s side in elche who drew 1—1 in a friendly in portugal last thursday. another team who did well in russia are belgium. they reached the semi—finals before being knocked out by eventual winners france and they face iceland who lost the first game in league a — group 2, 6—0 to switzerland. it is going to be a really tough challenge, especially after the game on saturday versus switzerland, because of course, it hurts in eve ryo ne because of course, it hurts in everyone of us, in every player, in everyone of us, in every player, in every leader and every supporter. it hurts to lose so big. in case you missed it, cristiano ronaldo didn't feature for

apologies for the poor signal at the oval but alastair cook explaining some of his decision—making behind his retirement. the defending champion, rafael nadal came through five set thriller to reach the us open semi—finals. his match against dominic thiem lasted almost five hours . nadal lost the first set 6—love against the austrian, but the match went the distance in really humoid conditions , even though the game finished at 2 in the morning. he'll face juan martin del potro next, a repeat of last years semi—final one of the women's semi—finals has also been confirmed. serena williams has taken a step closer to equalling the grand slam singles record... she beat karolina pliskova in straight sets and will now fave the latvian anastasia sevastova the england rugby union team will play a world cup warm up match at stjames park next year. they'll play italy there on september 6th before heading to japan . it's the first time they will have played a test in newcastle and the first time in three years they have staged a home—match away from twickenham. that was the world cup group

in the end, he made 89, more even than alastair cook yesterday. the buttler outscoring the master as england finished on 332. stirring stuff. nowjoe root asked his bowlers to carry the charge. stuart broad went into the breach and into the pads. shikhar dhawan, lbw for three. now india under pressure. kl rahul released a valve. the batsman who's struggled for runs this series decided there was little to lose and the game settled in for a mid—afternoon snooze. this was the wake—up call. rahul gone to sam curran, a young man with a knack of making things happen. he's been able to learn from the best. deliveries like this to pujara are the reasonjames anderson is getting close to becoming the most successful pace bowler of all time. repeatable but irresistible, caught by alastair cook and his last test. one for the record books but these we re one for the record books but these were book, he still loomed large until ben stokes put a line through him. saturday evening in south london and now it is india in the hole. patrick geary, bbc news. impres

in a world of precious few certainties, there is alastair cook. whatever else came to pass, he'd open the batting for england. it's how it seemed, how it's been for a dozen years, but no more.