• Australia have a perfect record vs India at the WACA. They have won both Tests India at this ground. They beat India by two wickets in 1977-78 series while achieved a 300-run victory in 1991-92 series.

Overall, Australia have won 20, lost seven and drawn seven in 34 Tests played at this venue since 1970-71. They have won eight and drew two in last 10 matches played here.

• 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.

• In 2002, the ground was redeveloped and its capacity reduced to make it more economical. Features included building a new small grandstand and players’ 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