Ben Duckett worked Mitchell Santner into the leg side, set off for a single and roared 'Yes!' even before he reached the other end.

RICHARD GIBSON: The weather that greeted the start of the 68th such contest here on the banks of the River Trent was inhospitable with the mercury peaking at 32 degrees.

Bobby 'Bobjee' Rao was a current Test cricketer for India when he fetched up in Strabane as a professional player in 1980.

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT TRENT BRIDGE: Of all the things that may yet bring the curtain down on this breathless era in English cricket, no one gave much thought to the toss of a coin.

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT TRENT BRIDGE: Only one outcome in Nottingham this week will prevent meltdown. For the ECB, and the wider English game, anything else does not bear thinking about.

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE OVAL: Henry took just seven deliveries to begin the ugly demise as he nipped one back to pin interim England captain Joe Root on the pad.

RICHARD GIBSON: Ben Stokes apologised to his players for making last week about him not them after returning to captain England in the third Test against New Zealand.

Dean Jones's daughter Augusta enjoyed a wonderful day of love and celebration as she married husband Simon Duden in a stunning ceremony in Germany.

RICHARD GIBSON: For much of the past fortnight, the question on everyone's lips was whether Ben Stokes had a future as Test captain.

With the fallout from the past fortnight far from over, and further changes inevitable in Nottingham, Daily Mail Sport looks at the doubts hanging over England's under-pressure Test team...

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE OVAL: Archer, Fisher and Tongue all fell for ducks to cap what has been a chastening five days for this inexperienced England team in the absence of Ben Stokes .