Fairytales do happen - Twitter reacts to Cook's final Test ton

Alastair Cook finished his career in Test cricket with a century, here we recap the best Twitter reaction.

Alastair Cook salutes the crowd at The Oval after scoring his 33rd and last century of his career.

Alastair Cook rounded off his international career in style as he scored his 33rd Test century in the second innings of the fifth match against India at the Oval.

Cook received a huge ovation from crowd an overthrow helped him reach three figures for the final time in an England team. He was finally dismissed for 147 by debutant Hanuma Vihari.

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The highest Test run scorer for England, Cook's achievement unsurprisingly drew widespread plaudits from across the cricket world.

Here we look at some of the best social media reaction to the final flourish from 'Chef'.