If Australia’s batsmen were quaking in their boots at the prospect of facing England this summer, they’re not anymore.

England’s pop gun pace attack have barely fired a shot in their three-day tour match against a second-string WACA Chairman’s XI.

The WA side declared at 5-451 shortly before lunch on Friday, finally putting an end to England’s misery in the field.

In reply, England went to tea at 2-152, with Jonathan Trott on 19 and Ian Bell on 11.

All six of the WACA’s top order made it past 50, with Chris Lynn scoring 104 and Mitch Marsh (58), Luke Towers (77), Marcus Harris (69), Ashton Turner (62no) and James Allenby (53) all posting big scores.

England couldn’t repeat the feat, with opener Joe Root falling for 36 when he was trapped in front by seamer Allenby.

One-Test opener Michael Carberry (78) threw away the chance to make a century when he cut a short and wide delivery from spinner Turner straight to backward point.

Trott survived a close lbw shout when he was on 11.

WA paceman Burt Cockley was forced off the field midway through his third over due to a knee injury.

And wicketkeeper Tom Triffitt required six stitches underneath his right eye after being struck in the face by a sharp-turning Michael Beer delivery.

England’s batsmen will have four more sessions to dust off the cobwebs – if they can bat that long.

But their misfiring pace attack is a concern, less than three weeks out from the first Test against Australia at the Gabba.

James Anderson, Chris Tremlett, Steven Finn and Boyd Rankin were meant to feast on the inexperienced WA side.

Instead, it turned out to be a famine, with the quartet picking up just three wickets between them before being put out of their misery by the home side’s declaration.

England are set to be bolstered by the return of skipper Alastair Cook, paceman Stuart Broad, batsman Kevin Pietersen and spinner Graeme Swann for next week’s four-day tour match against Australia A in Hobart.