Peter perfect

Peter Siddle's hat-trick at the Gabba was the fifth by an Australian in the Ashes.

Siddle joins the greats with his hat-trick at the Gabba

Peter Siddle's hat-trick at the Gabba was the fifth by an Australian in the Ashes - and the first outside Melbourne. Siddle, who removed Alastair Cook, Matt Prior and Stuart Broad in quick succession, follows Fred Spofforth, Hugh Trumble (twice) and Shane Warne in tormenting the English. All four previous feats happened at the MCG, though, with Siddle's heroics breaking the trend.

Australian Ashes hat-tricks

1879 - Fred Spofforth, Melbourne (VPFA Royle bowled, FA Mackinnon bowled, T Emmett caught by TP Horan)
1902 - Hugh Trumble, Melbourne (AO Jones caught b J Darling, JR Gunn caught by SP Jones, SF Barnes caught and bowled)
1904 - Hugh Trumble, Melbourne (W Rhodes trapped lbw, AE Knight trapped lbw, AFA Lilley stumped by JJ Kelly)
1994 - Shane Warne, Melbourne (PAJ DeFreitas trapped lbw, D Gough caught by IA Healy, DE Malcolm caught by DC Boon)
2010 - Peter Siddle, Brisbane (AN Cook caught by S Watson, MJ Prior bowled, SCJ Broad trapped lbw)