The Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) ground has undergone a dramatic transformation, with new water slides added to the swimming pool area.

More than 450 fibreglass and steel components were imported from Turkey earlier this year, with the operation lasting four weeks in total. The WACA has played host to The Ashes in the past, with Optus Stadium now being used for the iconic event, with the first Test of this year's edition being held there. This was where Australia defeated England by eight wickets in a stunning encounter.

The new slides installed at WACA were brought in using a crane, with the arch segment alone weighing a stunning 800 kilograms. The fibreglass sections of the feature are in the shape of a cricket ball with white stitching along the loop to complete the look.

As well as being a cricket venue, the location now boasts waterslides, a six-lane 50m swimming pool and family friendly splash pad. It was jointly-funded by the Australian Government, Western Australian Government and City of Perth, in partnership with WA Cricket and Cricket Australia, as part of the $1.7 billion Perth City Deal.

Optus, the new home of The Ashes, has a whopping capacity of 60,000, dwarfing the 24,500 at WACA. The additions to WACA will help keep sport alive there.

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WACA was previously the cricket centre of Western Australia, but now chiefs will have to be happy with being second best to Optus, whilst maintaining the venue's iconic status.

Women's internationals continue to be hosted at WACA and the Western Australia Cricket Association are still based there. There is still work to be done on the multifunctional venue, with The Observer reporting that it's set to be completed by the end of the cricket season.

Watch the slides being built below:

Stephen Hall, the ground historian at the iconic venue, spoke about the evolution of the ground: "I’m very positive about it. It’s really important to put ­yourself in a position to be ready for the future.

"It’s important to know that our core business is still cricket, but we live in a world of community, and even when we got the ground in 1889 it was all about accessibility, making sure people could use it."