Josh Hull is hoping to give England's Ashes batters a thorough workout in the warm-up match in Perth and insisted England Lions are not there to play the Test side into form.

Head coach Brendon McCullum has opted against any tour matches against local opposition ahead of the marquee series, taking preparations in-house with a three-day clash against Andrew Flintoff's second string at Perth's Lilac Hill. 

The standard of domestic opponents has not always been reliable, and England are banking on this fixture being enough before the first Test at Optus Stadium on 21 November.

And Hull, a once-capped seamer who at the age of 21 remains firmly on the radar, is hoping to do his bit by making life hard.

The 6ft 7in left-armer, who was handed a surprise international debut in 2024 after only a handful of first-class games, said: "For England, you want the batters to be in good form and whacking it about, but once you get into the battle, my job as a bowler is trying to take wickets for the Lions. There are obviously two sides to it, but my main job is to get those guys out. You want them to have a good run out and feel good, but we'll play our part by being really competitive.

"We've got some big names to bowl at, be it (Joe) Root or (Harry) Brook or the two openers who can be really difficult to bowl at. It's a great test for us and it's really exciting.

"Hopefully I can get a bit more out of the pitches than I do at home, they're a lot bouncier and that could be really helpful."