LIVE: Unstoppable England strangling Aussies

We've got immoderate amusive facts for you courtesy of Brett Graham, Nine's cricket stats guru.

Firstly, for squad totals supra 120, that England innings was the fastest successful Ashes history. The English scored astatine 5.49 runs per over.

Secondly, Jonny Bairstow became conscionable the 2nd subordinate to marque 99 not retired successful an Ashes Test. The archetypal was Steve Waugh successful Perth successful the 1994-95 summertime erstwhile his duplicate member Mark, who was moving for Craig McDermott, was tally out.

That can't person been bully for the Waugh twins' brotherly bond!

Not lone was Bairstow stranded connected 99 erstwhile Cameron Green trapped James Anderson lbw, helium was robbed of an accidental to people the fastest Test period astatine Old Trafford.

Ian Botham's 86-ball ton successful the 1981 Ashes remains the fastest Test period scored astatine the Manchester venue.

Bairstow pummelled 99 runs from conscionable 81 balls, including 10 fours and 4 sixes.

One of the gloveman's sixes came disconnected a short-arm jab disconnected the bowling of Mitchell Starc, Bairstow swatting the left-armer implicit the heavy quadrate limb bound to determination to his half-century.