5 greatest Ashes moments at the WACA

#5 The arrival of Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes, in only his second Test, hit a brilliant 120

For the second time in three Ashes series in Australia, the teams arrived at the WACA in Perth with Australia 2-0 up and England playing catch-up. In just the previous Test of the 2013-14 series, England fielded a debutant in pace-bowling all-rounder Ben Stokes, who endured an average debut in Adelaide with little to show with both bat and ball.

But in Perth, with England set a massive 504 to win, the visiting team lost their captain Alastair Cook to the first ball of the innings. Stokes arrived with the side four down and not many runs on the board; he first added 99 with Ian Bell and 76 with Matt Prior. The score had reached 336 when Stokes finally departed for 120.

In a very confident knock which included 18 fours and a six, Stokes announced his arrival on a track famous for its pace and bounce. That innings remained England's only century of the series.