Alastair Cook held firm in his last Test to manage England to 68 for one at lunch on the main day of their arrangement finale against India at The Oval on Friday.

Cook, England's unequaled record Test run-scorer, was 37 not out - his best score of the arrangement - in his last appearance before universal retirement.

The 33-year-old left-gave opener has battled for Test runs of late, and came into this match averaging under 19 for the timetable year.

Cook, stretching out his England appearance record to 161 Tests, was pushed straight into the activity when Joe Root, his successor as England skipper, selected to bat first subsequent to winning the hurl.

Britain had effectively won this five-coordinate arrangement after a 60-run triumph at Southampton, finished on Sunday, gave them an unassailable 3-1 lead.

Cook, who exited to a watch of respect from the India group, was soon into his walk with two trademark limits off progressive balls from quick bowler Jasprit Bumrah - a square-cut taken after by a draw.

Keaton Jennings, under strain for his England put, had made only six when he was hit on the head protector in the wake of taking his eye off a short all from Ishant Sharma.

He all things considered helped individual left-hander Cook arrange England's best opening stand of the arrangement.

Be that as it may, when Jennings had made 23, with England 60 for one, Jennings recklessly turned left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, reviewed instead of the unfit Ravichandran Ashwin, straight to KL Rahul at leg-slip.

Moeen Ali, proceeding at number three in the wake of batting there in the second innings at Southampton so Root could come in his favored position of number four, was two not out at lunch.