WACA Ground, Perth
Monty Panesar bowling to Matthew Hayden late on day two of the Perth Ashes Test in December 2006, under the WACA's towering light poles. The next day Adam Gilchrist reached a century in 57 balls on this ground, then the second-fastest in Test history. The WACA was famous for one of the fastest, bounciest pitches in the world, a gift to pace bowlers and to batters who loved the hook and pull. It staged its last Test in December 2017 before Perth Tests moved to the new stadium across the river, but it remains a pilgrimage stop for fans of fast bowling.
