Alastair Cook (nicknamed Chef) hit a fairytale farewell century in his final Test innings for England yesterday. The former England captain, who slammed a hundred on debut in 2006, registered his 33rd Test ton on the fourth day of the final Test against India at The Oval. In doing so, Cook became only the fifth man to hit a century in their first and last Tests, and the first Englishman. Cook scored a half-century and century in this Test match just like he did against India on debut in 2006.

Cook finally fell for 147 — moments after skipper Joe Root was dismissed — after also passing the 12,400-run tally of Kumar Sangakkara during the course of his innings to become the fifth highest run scorer in Test history. The end came when he nicked behind to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant off the bowling of Hanuma Vihari.