Here we go.

Harry Brook lifts Zak Foulkes' first ball through long-off for four.

Two more through mid-wicket, then another aerial to the cover ropes.

Ashwanth R Kavuluri
CricViz analyst

That is the end of Ben Stokes' Test career. He finishes with 7,273 runs and 252 wickets in Test cricket.

He is only the second all-rounder to score more than 7,000 Test runs and take over 250 wickets, after Jacques Kallis (13,289 runs and 292 wickets).

Four more from the next delivery!

Harry Brook falls into some form of padel sweep, the ball heads off to the fine leg boundary.

Andy Zaltzman informs us that today was the fourth time an England player has hit their first ball for six in Test cricket - Mark Wood, Ian Botham and John Jameson preceded Brook.

Eng 57-2published at 8.2 overs

8.2 overs

It started with a six, never thought it would come to this.

Harry Brook slams his first ball from Nathan Smith over the fine leg boundary.

No change in tactics for England.

Two in the over?

Jacob Bethell comes in at his usual position of three and might be on his way after three balls.

He pads up to Zak Foulkes' last delivery, right in front of the stumps - up goes the umpire's finger.

He reviews, but this looks out.

Sir Alastair Cook
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

You wonder if you will ever find another player like Stokes. It's been incredible to play and captain him.

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Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator

The show is over. Stokes is on his way for the final time in test match cricket. He took it on and he has exceeded to some extent.

Fifty partnership up off 36 balls.

Six fielders on the boundary but Ben Stokes smokes a drive through the covers anyway.

Ben Duckett punches a drive into the covers - Mitchell Santner chases the ball down and prevents the boundary, but England run three.

He then mis-times Nathan Smith aerially into the leg side, with the ball again landing safe behind the fielders - two more.

No question about the last ball of the over as Ben Duckett drives powerfully past the stumps for four.

Four more for Ben Stokes!

He edges Zak Foulkes' first ball and it flies past slip and to the ropes.

What a sport.

Jonathan Agnew
BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special

The one thing we will really miss about Stokes is that, wherever there is Stokes, there is hope.

A quieter remainder of the over, one single off it.

Here's the moment where Ben Stokes walked out to open the batting for England.

Ashwanth R Kavuluri
CricViz analyst

In Test cricket, among the 724 openers to have batted in at least three innings, Ben Stokes is the only one yet to be dismissed.

He is the only opener with a 100% not out record.

Eng 29-0published at 4.2 overs

4.2 overs

Another six for Ben Stokes!

He slog sweeps Nathan Smith off a length to clear the ropes by a long way at square.

A remarkable shot.

Zak Foulkes' delivery leaps off a length, prompting a yelp from either Ben Stokes or Tom Blundell.

The ball clips the fingers of the wicketkeeper and loops away for a single - unclear if there was any bat on that, but the runs go in Stokes' column.

Ben Duckett then sees a big inside edge jag behind the stumps and run away for four.

A first four for Ben Duckett, whipping Nathan Smith square.

New Zealand only have two seamers on the field at the moment, as Ben Sears is also off alongside Will O'Rourke.

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Meanwhile, over the Irish Sea, Ireland have India in trouble again at Stormont.

India are 109-5 off 16 overs in pursuit of Ireland's 154-8.

The Irish could win the series 2-0.

Who saw that coming?

Can an eye on the latter stages of that match as well as events at Trent Bridge...