England captain Alastair Cook scored his first Test century since May 2013 on the opening day of the final Test with West Indies in Barbados.
The 30-year-old, who survived an appeal for a catch on 22, ended a run of 35 innings without a Test century and reached his 26th hundred off 259 balls.
He was caught behind in the final over to signal stumps, leaving England on 240-7 after they chose to bat.
Earlier, opening partner Jonathan Trott fell for his third duck of the series.
Cook - deposed as one-day captain last December - had made two half-centuries in England's nine-wicket win in Grenada last month and patiently completed his first Test ton since the Headingley Test with New Zealand in 2013.
However, problems continued for Trott in his new role at the top of the innings.
Since returning to the side for this series after stress-related problems that forced him to return early from the Ashes tour of Australia in November 2013, Trott has made one fifty, but only four runs in the four other innings.
His movement across the crease left him in an awkward, crouching position facing fast bowler Shannon Gabriel and he flicked a rapid short delivery tamely to square-leg.
Jason Holder soon struck in consecutive overs, first beating Gary Ballance (18) for pace and uprooting his middle stump and then deceiving Ian Bell to offer a simple return catch for a duck.
It might have been 51-4 before lunch when Cook turned Veerasammy Permaul to short-leg in the slow left-armer's opening over, but although replays indicated otherwise, television umpire Steve Davis decided the catch had not been taken cleanly.
Joe Root (33) appeared on course to equal the world record of seven successive scores in excess of 50 but having added a calm 50 partnership with his captain, he feathered a catch behind off the spinner.
There was appreciable turn in the pitch but Permaul, in his first Test since 2013, was guilty of numerous full tosses, one of several West Indian bowlers to offer too many loose deliveries, and he conceded 12 boundaries.
The Windies were offered an unlikely reprieve when Cook cut straight to backward point but called Moeen Ali for an injudicious single and the Worcestershire batsman's stylish 58 ended in a run-out without the need for a replay.
Cook consolidated to reach three figures in the 88th over but the late wickets ensured the West Indies, who trail 1-0 in the series, had the better of the proceedings.
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