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100th over:
England 277-4 (Stokes 91, Pope 29) We see that Ferguson took fifer in a domestic match - his extra pace is being missed here, but he should be back for the second Test. After Stokes slides another single, Boult goes around to Pope, who serenely plays out four dots. These two are having an absolute time out there and it’s kind of moving to see, though they could be sitting alone in a north
London box room talking to themselves. 10.38pm GMT
99th over: England 276-4 (Stokes 90, Pope 29) Oh Benjy! Don’t! Southee slants one into him, so waits and slides the face of his bat underneath for four through gully. He then takes one and Pope adds two.
“If you want to be old school about it,” emails Geoff Wignall, “you won’t be waiting on lunch for your woodbine and milk stout. Or you could always take the John Arlott option of briefcase containing a couple of bottles of red.