Illustrated Story

Cook fights hard on tough first day

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Shai Hope was handed a West Indies debut as the hosts made three changes and were asked to field first  Getty Images
Shannon Gabriel struck in his first over as Jonathan Trott fell to the short ball and collected his third duck of the series...  Getty Images
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...but Alastair Cook made a solid start for the tourists  Getty Images
Jason Holder then produced a beauty to take out Gary Ballance's middle stump...  Associated Press
...and Holder followed up with a caught and bowled to remove Ian Bell for a duck  AFP
England recovered steadily but were pegged back again when Joe Root edged Veerasammy Permaul behind  AFP
Cook remained firm and went to his latest half-century looking in good touch...  Getty Images
...and in league with Moeen Ali, England moved into calmer waters, Moeen going past his own fifty  Getty Images
But Moeen was run out and Ben Stokes caught in the gully as West Indies fought back  Associated Press
Cook went through to his first Test century since May 2013, and roared his relief, only to fall in the last over of the day  Getty Images
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