England cricket: Alastair Cook to retire after India Test series - reactions

The former captain is described as ‘one of England’s greatest ever cricketers’

Alastair Cook
Alastair Cook has scored 12,254 Test runs in 160 Test matches for England
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England batsman Alastair Cook has announced that he will retire from international cricket after the fifth Test match against India at The Oval.

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