Alastair Cook retires: Career in pictures

A bumper Ashes

Cook had a tremendous Ashes in 2010

Pakistan served as the perfect platform for a bumper Ashes, a series where Cook surfed above everyone else, amassing 766 runs in total. 235 of them came in one knock at Brisbane, as Cook nullified a deficit of 221, flipping it into a 296-run lead for England.

Cook acknowledges the Gabba crowd after his marathon innings

The 235-run knock, spread across 10.5 hours, was the longest one at the Gabba, breaking Donald Bradman's record. He followed it with a 148 in Adelaide and a sensational 189 in Sydney. After the series, his career average went past 48.