Perth should be hardest conditions England face - Paine

England may have experienced the toughest conditions they will face in the Ashes, says former Australia captain Tim Paine.

Ben Stokes' side lost the first Test in Perth by eight wickets, with a number of batters coming undone by the pace of the pitch and the bounce it offered.

Paine, who captained Australia in the 2019 Ashes, said Perth "was the hardest place to start".

"I wouldn't read too much into Perth, now everyone's settled into the series a bit more," Paine told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"Everyone judged the English boys really harshly in Perth, [but] that is a foreign place for Australians to play, most of us, unless we grow up in Western Australia.

"To be fending at balls and nicking off and looking silly in Perth is not just an English thing. We've done that ourselves.

"The positive thing for them now is they've seen it at its bounciest and the rest of this year should get a little bit easier for them.

"England showed at times when they get it right, they're going to have some good days and their good days are normally enough to win a Test match so Australia are going to have to be right on their game.

"I'm still fascinated to see it unfolds because the way England play, they have a couple of good days, then they're going to be in front of a game, aren't they?

"But I think over 25 days of Ashes cricket, Australia's ability to probably play the percentages and do things better for a little bit longer and more consistently will probably be the difference."