Just one minute after Gayle crashed over his first boundary, the disconsolate skipper was walking off having played a Broad loosener down the throat of Bopara.

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Much of the cloud cover visible at the start of play quickly dispersed and Cook hit his first ball - a weak Johnson loosener - for four.

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James Anderson's knee would benefit from another couple of days rest and while Paul Collingwood needs a fitness test before the match, the turn of speed he showed when the rain hit the ground during his gentle loosener looked promising.

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