Some record-breaking hitting by Adam Gilchrist saw Australia clinch the Ashes in Perth in 2006. How much do you remember from that last Ashes encounter at the WACA?
1. Australia's first innings 244 all out at the WACA in 2006...
a) Was enough for a first innnings lead.
b) saw England take a first innings lead.
c) ...Lies, the Aussies rocked 500.
2. Which two batsmen shared the highest partnership in England's first innings reply?
a) Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook
c) Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Strauss
c) Monty Panesar and Steve Harmison
3. Ricky Ponting's team won the third Test by...
a) an innings
b) over 200 runs
c) eight wickets
4. Which English bowler took five wickets in Australia's first innings?
a) Steve Harmison
b) Monty Panesar
c) Andrew Flintoff
5.) Which Australian batsman doubled-up with an unbeaten 74 in his first innings and a century in the second?
a) Ricky Ponting
b) Michael Clarke
c) Mike Hussey
6. Which England batsmen collected a two-ball duck in the first innings?
a) Ian Bell
b) Kavin Pietersen
c) Andrew Strauss
7. Adam Gilchrist blasted his way to three figures off just 57 balls in Australia's second innings, missing out on the fastest Test hundred ever by how many deliveries?
a) 1
b) 3
c) 6
8. That fastest ever Test hundred was hit by...
a) Viv Richards
b) Shahid Afridi
c) Chris Gayle
9. Who else scored hundreds in Australia's second innings of 527 for five declared?
a) Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke
b) Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey
c) Mathew Hayden, Michael Hussey
10. While three Aussies reached three figures, only one Englishman managed that feat. Who?
a) Andrew Strauss
b) Kevin Pietersen
c) Alastair Cook
11. Who, in England's second innings, hit what remains - both home and away - their highest Ashes score?
a) Ian Bell
b) Paul Collingwood
c) Andrew Strauss
12. Mathew Hoggard, Steve Harmison, Andrew Flintoff and ... made up England's four-pronged pace attack.
a) Ryan Sidebottom
b) James Anderson
c) Sajid Mahmood
13. Which luckless English bowler was hit by Gilchrist for three sixes, a four and 24 runs off one particular nightmare over?
a) Steve Harmison
b) Mathew Hoggard
c) Monty Panesar
14. At what position in the batting line-up did Ian Bell feature in Perth?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
15. Which Australian bowler mopped up the England second innings with four wickets?
a) Stuart Clarke
b) Shane Warne
c) Andrew Symonds
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