5 greatest Ashes moments at the WACA

1st Test - Australia v South Africa: Day 1
The WACA ground in Perth is hosting its last Ashes Test in the 2017-18 Ashes

#4 Adam Gilchrist's blazing 57-ball 100 in 2006

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Third Test - Australia v England: Day Three
Adam Gilchrist blasted the fastest Ashes hundred at the WACA in 2006

Australia were 2-0 up going into the third Test at the WACA and their wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist had bagged two ducks when he came out to bat in the second innings of the third game. Andrew Flintoff had caused Gilchrist enough trouble by bowling around the wicket in the 2005 Ashes, so the sight of seeing his tormentor ready to bowl from the same angle had Gilchrist extremely nervous, especially after his first innings duck.

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Gilchrist arrived at 365/5 with Australia 29 ahead in the first innings, and at drinks on the final day, was batting on 32 off 25. But then came a thumbs-up from the Australian captain Ricky Ponting from the dressing room to signal that the Gilchrist and Michael Clarke, his partner, could continue batting until stumps.

However, Gilchrist assumed the signal was meant for him to carry on batting rapidly, considering he was already going at a strike rate of over 100. Then came the bang! Monty Panesar was smashed for four sixes and Gilchrist flew his way to the then second-fastest Test hundred and the fastest Ashes hundred, off 57 balls.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram
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