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Alastair Cook's numbers were massive, whichever way you looked at them - but he meant more to England than just runs scored

Also: how many players have scored centuries on their birthdays?

The Oval was been witness to many famous retirements over the years, but few can have matched the ovation for Alastair Cook

India have played some excellent cricket in this series, but are now facing a 4-1 margin unless they pull off a final-day rearguard

The former England captain has the highest score by a batsman in his final Test innings

Could you have climbed Mount Everest in all those hours Alastair Cook was at the crease? How many times could you have listened to all of Bob Dylan? We find out

Alastair Cook marked his farewell Test innings with a hundred at The Oval. The cricket world and beyond shared their tributes on Twitter

As Alastair Cook marks his final Test appearance with a fairytale century, we look back on five other farewells that could hardly have followed a better script

He didn't keep wicket till he was almost out of his teens, but KS Bharat could soon find himself in the running for the national squad

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The statistics of Jennings' career are damning but if the indications are correct he will still be on the plane to Sri Lanka

The allrounder continued his fine comeback to the Test team and had the chance to unfurl his trademark celebration too

All around the sun-bathed Oval they were on their feet in anticipation, well before he walked out - one last time - for England

Tabraiz Shamsi talks about playing the game for fun, the tour of Sri Lanka, and bowling wristspin in the limited-overs game

When Kohli survived a very tight lbw appeal things got a little heated in the middle

His recall at the beginning of the season was something of a left-field decision but it has proved an outstanding success

The India captain has led from the front with the bat in this series, but in the field his impact has been more questionable

There was no fairytale hundred, but Alastair Cook still managed to produce a medley of greatest hits on his Test farewell

A battling half-century from 170 balls was shown in a more positive light after Moeen Ali's team-mates had failed to emulate him

They kept beating the bat, had two catches dropped off them, and were wicketless at tea, but Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami simply refused to let up with their discipline and intensity