Australian paceman Mitchell Johnson says England can forget about any sledging truce, claiming the old enemy are shaken by the on-field barbs in the first Ashes Test.

“I think it’s worked for us. I definitely think they’re rattled by it,” said first Test hero Johnson said in Perth on Wednesday.

“They don’t like it at all.

“Obviously their coach has come out and wanted a truce from what I’ve heard.

“That’s not going to change from our end.”

England are struggling to regroup for the second Test in Adelaide following their 381-run loss to Australia in Brisbane and the departure of veteran batsman Jonathan Trott due to a stress-related illness.

Johnson was the star of that match, snaring match figures of 9-103 as he scared the life out of some of England’s batsmen with his searing pace.

Australian skipper Michael Clarke was fined 20 per cent of his match fee after television viewers heard him telling England tail-ender James Anderson to prepare for a broken arm before a Johnson delivery.

England coach Andy Flower doesn’t want Trott’s departure to become a topic conversation on the field and said he’d consider meeting with Australian counterpart Darren Lehmann about it.

He also said a balance had to be found between competitiveness and not overstepping the line.

Johnson sympathised with Trott cause after going through his own tough period prior to injuring his toe in November 2011.

England all-rounder Ben Stokes is the frontrunner to replace Trott for the second Test in Adelaide, starting December 5.

The visitors will take on an Australian Chairman’s XI in a two-day match in Alice Springs, starting Friday.