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CHEERIO!

Make sure you stick with skysports.com and Sky Sports News for more reaction to England's win, Cook's retirement and Anderson breaking McGrath's record.

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England celebrate a 4-1 series win.

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JOE ROOT: "It's very gratifying. There has been some special stuff from our guys. There were a few nerves today. Alastair has been an exceptional player for so long, a huge part of our dressing room, setting the standards. I'm sure there is more to come from Jimmy. The scary thing is that you feel he still has a couple of years left. In my opinion, he is the best he has ever been."

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Rahul scored a majestic 149...

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VIRAT KOHLI: "Credit must go to Pant and Rahul for standing up - they showed the character we have in the team and the kind of cricket we played in the series. It might not look that way in the scoreline but both teams know it was competitive. It was something we really enjoyed. It is the revival of Test cricket."

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So, COOKIE, 2-2 in the 2019 Ashes and England need an opener…

“No. This week can’t be beaten. I can walk away with my head held high, I have always wanted to do that.”

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COOK says Anderson is England's greatest cricketer...

"It's been a privilege to play with, I think, England's greatest cricketer. No disrespect to any other guys but his skill to do it time in, time out. You almost take it for granted that he is going to hit a length from ball one to over 90. It shouldn't be like that. It's fitting he knocked out middle stump."

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Man of the Match, ALASTAIR COOK...

“It’s been an amazing week, one you couldn’t script. I got a text from Beefy [Ian Botham] saying, ‘Can I have my script writer back?!’ I will remember the memories of this team and previous teams – great moments sitting in the changing rooms after wins and tough moments as well. To see Jimmy pass Glenn McGrath today was [great]."

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NASSER HUSSAIN

"Anderson and Cook have been great role models. Anderson has said he looks at how Cook has pushed himself in training and the gym, and I’m sure it’s vice versa. Young girls and boys can look at the way Cook develops his skills and is never in trouble and Anderson. Great cricketers and role models."

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Record-breaker Anderson fought the tears as he spoke to Ian Ward...

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NASSER HUSSAIN on Anderson and Cook...

"It shows what it means to the pair of them. I thought it was a nice comment to say that he wanted to go past McGrath while Alastair Cook was still on the pitch. He realises that when he turns up in Galle, Cook will be on his farm in Bedford. He wanted his best mate with him when he went past McGrath."

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Here is how Anderson broke McGrath's record - nip-backer through the gate. Crash!

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An emotional Anderson hugged Cook at the end of the game - and became teary as Ian Ward asked him how much he would miss playing cricket with him for England. "He is my best mate and he's been brilliant - there for me all the time."

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JAMES ANDERSON: "I’m happy Cookie was on the field to see that wicket. I am just happy to win the game, I wasn’t thinking about it. When Pant and Rahul put on that partnership it looked like they may get close so my job was to hold an end up. I didn’t think I’d bowl 14 overs from that end. Thankfully Joe let me take the new ball eventually which gave me a chance to get that wicket."

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England beat India by 118 runs.

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Cook walks off for the final time as an England player.

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WICKET! Shami b Anderson 0 – India 345 all out.
Middle stump. Job done. England win by 118 runs and take the series 4-1. Anderson has trumped McGrath.

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James Anderson becomes most prolific seamer in Test cricket history.

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Here is how Curran had Sharma caught behind.

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Over 94 – India 345-9 (Bumrah 0, Shami 0) – TARGET 464
Here’s my prediction – Anderson takes the final wicket to win the game and top McGrath. If the last few days at The Oval have taught us anything, it’s that occasionally – very occasionally – sport is written in the stars.

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WICKET! Jadeja c Bairstow b Curran 13 – India 345-9
A fantastic full length from Curran, plus away movement – the result is that Jadeja clips into Bairstow’s mitts.

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Over 93 – India 341-8 (Jadeja 9, Shami 0) – TARGET 464
So, Anderson needs one of the final two – and he almost had it! Jadeja looking back and breathing a sigh of relief as his loose drive shoots off an inside edge, past the stumps and for four.

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Over 92 – India 336-8 (Jadeja 4, Shami 0) – TARGET 464
Sharma had stabbed his bat down on an in-swinging yorker from Curran, Root chuckled, knowing how close that was to a wicket. One arrived three deliveries later, Sharma edging an outswinger.

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WICKET! Sharma c Bairstow b Curran 5 – India 336-8
Sharma feathers Curran behind, or at least seems to – he reviews immediately. Don’t know why. Clear spike on UltraEdge. Cheerio, Ishant. Valiant effort from India's injured seamer, though.

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Over 91 – India 335-7 (Jadeja 3, Sharma 5) – TARGET 464
In swing and bounce for Anderson with the new pill – that will please him no end. A muted lbw appeal comes against Jadeja but that in-jagger was clearly angling down leg. The sixth ball is a belter, moving in and then straightening past Sharma’s willow. A master at work. Curran to share new-ball duties with Anderson.

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New ball taken! You know who's got it...

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Over 90 – India 334-7 (Jadeja 3, Sharma 4) – TARGET 464
Hello! Sharma decides to come out of his shell and sweeps a Rashid googly for four, the ball scuttling away across the Oval turf. Other than that, he is happy to kick Rashid away. But he is clearly braving an ankle strain. I spy movement with the balls...

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Over 89 – India 330-7 (Jadeja 3, Sharma 1) – TARGET 464
Nineteen overs left in the day, a maximum of 10 for Anderson to become Test cricket’s most prolific seamer. Root and Bairstow ponder sending the latter up close to the stumps to Anderson to try and keep Jadeja in his crease. That idea is quickly parked.

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Over 88 – India 330-7 (Jadeja 3, Sharma 1) – TARGET 464
One, two, three, four, five, plus the keeper – six England players surround Sharma. The tailender hemmed in as Rashid wheels away. Maiden. The pressure is building.

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Over 87 – India 330-7 (Jadeja 3, Sharma 1) – TARGET 464
DOWN!!! Jadeja comes close to being Anderson’s 564th but Bairstow grasses one-handed diving to his left. Fingertips but no more. Jadeja prodding outside off as Anderson finds a smidgeon of reverse. The wait goes on…

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Over 86 – India 330-7 (Jadeja 3, Sharma 1) – TARGET 464
Four catchers swarm Sharma as Rashid looks to send the No 9 batsman packing, but Ishant works a leg break fine on the off-side for one to get to the safety of the non-striker’s end. It’s a brief respite as a single from Jadeja next ball means he is facing the music again. LBW appeal? Check. Edge just over silly point? Check. He looks like a fish up a tree, as Chris Kamara would say.

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Ali got under Pant's slog into the deep...

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Over 85 – India 328-7 (Jadeja 2, Sharma 0) – TARGET 464
There is a grave danger that Anderson will be stuck on 563 Test wickets and have to wait to topple McGrath. He needs one scalp but Rashid could clean up the tail, one of the reasons he is in the side. Maiden from Anderson, Rashid to bowl to Sharma.

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Over 84 – India 328-7 (Jadeja 2, Sharma 0) – TARGET 464
Cook’s century yesterday was all about emotion, Pant’s has been pure box office. He trudges off to the changing rooms. Thanks, Rishabh – live blogging sure is fun when you’re around!

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WICKET! Pant c Ali b Rashid 114 – India 328-7
No boomerangs from Rashid in this over disappointingly – but still a wicket! Pant lofting a googly to the bowler's great pal Ali at long-off. Pretty brainless.

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Ball of the century? Definitely ball of the day!

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Over 83 – India 326-6 (Jadeja 1, Pant 113) – TARGET 464
Still Anderson perseveres away outside off stump, it’s two lefties at the crease now for India. It’s a maiden, Pant fencing a tad at the last ball as it zooms into Bairstow’s gloves.

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Did Pant inside edge onto his body and to the fielder? No bat, says UltraEdge.

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Over 82 – India 326-6 (Jadeja 1, Pant 113) – TARGET 464
So that was why England didn’t take the new nut! We banged on about Rashid’s ball to Kohli in the one-day series but this was masterful, lavish turn accounting for the India opener. Rahul, completely foxed by the delivery, strolls off to rich applause after a magnificent innings. Pant is great entertainment value – he has just cracked his bat into his toe on the reverse sweep! Mad! Here's the physio!

Batsman		R
K.L. Rahul	b Rashid	149
S. Dhawan	lbw Anderson	1
C.A. Pujara	lbw Anderson	0
V. Kohli	c Bairstow b Broad	0
A.M. Rahane	c Jennings b Ali	37
G.H. Vihari	c Bairstow b Stokes	0
R.R. Pant	c Ali b Rashid	114
R.A. Jadeja	c Bairstow b Curran	13
I. Sharma	c Bairstow b Curran	5
M. Shami	b Anderson	0
J.J. Bumrah	Not out	0

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1 16lb

Total

All Out, 94.3 Overs

345

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Bowler	O	M	R	W
Anderson	22.3	11	45	3
Broad	12	1	43	1
Ali	17	2	68	1
S.M. Curran	9	2	23	2
Stokes	13	1	60	1
Rashid	15	2	63	2
Root	6	1	17	0

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