India v England: fifth Test, day three – live

Arghgh, England are out already and I haven’t made a cup of tea. Anyway, here we go, heart in mouth etc.

In the TNT studio, they are talking all things Jimmy. “I think the greatness came when he honed his skills in 2010, when people said he could only take wickets in England when it was swinging,” says old captain Cook.

Steven Finn, “He always made you feel awful as a bowler, I remember fielding at mid-off and watching him shouting at himself when he bowled one bad ball in a brilliant spell.. It was that attention to detail and always making sure he was mentally on it to deliver. He’s not lost pace or zip or bite off the surface and is even posting photos of himself topless on instagram.”

And that’s the lot! A fifth for Bashir as Bumrah is drawn forward and the third umpire takes a look – he doesn’t get his boot behind the line in time. England have rattled through India in 20 mins, but now the real challenge begin. Bashir and Anderson squabble over who should lead the team off, in the end they put their arms round each other and cross the line together.

124th over: India 477-9 (Bumrah 20, Siraj 0) England’s greatest bowler collects 700 in the most beautiful cricket ground in the world. I hope there’s a reward in that for the old boy. What a perfect bowling machine.

Roughs Kuldeep up with a bouncer, picks him up next ball with an edge to Foakes. And that’s the magic 700! From 187 Tests at 26.52. He allows himself a small smile and holds the ball aloft.

123rd over: India 477-8 (Kuldeep 30, Bumrah 20) Lots of “come on Bash” enthusiasm from the fielders, a bit of Free Fallin from the DJ and a neat clip for one from Kuldeep.

122nd over: India 476-8 (Kuldeep 29, Bumrah 20) It’s Jimmy, on the search for number 700. The pitch is true, the sun is out, though it is only 12 degrees out there. Kuldeep picks up a single from a thick edge.

121st over: India 475-8 (Kuldeep 28. Bumrah 20) Just in time to see the first over to the strains of Jerusalem. Sun is out and all is beautiful. A single off Bashir.

Apologies! I slept through my alarm.

Hello! Is this the last 3.30am alarm clock for this series? I think it might be. England are looking the wrong way down a kitchen roll tube at this Test match – two days down, 255 runs in areas, two Indian wickets yet to get.

If Friday’s play was enlivened in English eyes by Ben Stokes’ barnstorming re-emergence as a bowler, and the patience and skill of rookie spinner Shoaib Bashir – the bald reality is that Gill and Rohit got off to a flyer and the next two bright young things, Devdutt Padikkal (65) and Sarfaraz Khan (56), ensured that India were not going to collapse into a convenient pile.

Of course Stokes may make a hundred tomorrow, buoyed by the return of his second/third skill. Ollie Pope will be out to prove that he is everything that the first Test suggested, not what the subsequent ones slipped into. Root will be elegantly diligent, Crawley has one more chance to turn an excellent 70 into a hundred. But first they. must overcome Bumrah, and then must overcome Siraj, while Ashwin, Jadeja and the wizardry of Kuldeep Yadav and his unpickable googly awaits. Your bets, ladies and gentlemen, your bets.

Play starts at 4am GMT.