Hussain - we have to turn things around

Nasser Hussain played down concerns over Marcus Trescothick's shoulder injury after England drew their two-day warm-up match against Western Australia in Perth.

"It hasn't affected his batting that much, although it did a little bit yesterday, which is why he has had it jabbed," Hussain said. "As long as it doesn't affect his batting, that's his main contribution to the team."

The England captain also admitted that the start to England's Ashes tour hasn't been as straightforward as he had hoped.

"At the moment we are being tested on and off the field. We got on the wrong end of conditions here, it was a good toss to win. It was one of those wickets where it did more early in the first day than it did at any other stage of the day.

"They bowled well and used the conditions well. We probably didn't apply ourselves well enough. Today it was pretty flat and we stuck at it. Early on in the tour we've got a couple more injuries than we'd have liked.

"A couple of people haven't quite found their footing here in Australia. We're a little bit behind where we want to be. These things are sent to test us. The likes of myself, Duncan Fletcher and other people have to try and turn it around, as we have done in the past."

Shaun Marsh, son of the former Australia opener Geoff Marsh, was Western Australia's top scorer with 92.

"When I got selected to play against them [Caddick and Hoggard] I felt it was a great challenge," Marsh said. "It was something I couldn't wait for, and to get out there and do well against them was a bonus.

"I don't know if I could have played through the whole day, but 92 is better than zero. It would have been nice to get into three figures, but I will just have to wait and get one for WA in the coming season."

The Western Australia captain, Michael Hussey, warned that England should not be under-estimated simply because they have had a sticky start to the tour.

"I think they will improve," Hussey said. "They did show some good signs today. It is a lot of their bowlers' first trip to Australia, and they will learn a lot from today's outing.

"They all need to be firing, fully fit, and if they are, I think they can be pretty competitive and will give Australia a good run.

"Out there today they were a bowler short. If they had someone like Flintoff to come in and help out it would have been a huge help to them."