PERTH PICKINGS

8226; The WACA staged its first Test in 1970-71 and soon established a reputation for being a fast and hard track, and that continued until the last couple of years when the surface flattened out.

8226; In 2002, the ground was redeveloped and its capacity reduced to make it more economical. Features included building a new small grandstand and players8217; pavilion, reducing the size of the playing arena, and replacing seats with grass hills on each side and replacing all the seats with new ones. As a result, the permanent capacity of the stadium is 22,000 with the use of temporary stands used for all major events to boost it to 24,500.

HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS

735-6 dec Australia v Zimbabwe 2003-04

LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS

62 Pakistan v Australia

1981-82

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES

380 Matthew Hayden Aus v Zimbabwe 2003-04

BEST BOWING IN AN INNINGS

8-24 Glenn McGrath Aus v Pakistan 2004-05