Alastair Cook has said that his new opening partner Jonathan Trott is already preparing himself for the Australian fast bowlers in this summer's Ashes.
Trott has been facing a number of short-pitched balls in the nets after West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin revealed that he plans to play more aggressive cricket in the third Test in Barbados, but Cook said his team-mate is more than capable of handling the pressure.
"He's a fine, fine cricketer who has been working hard and adjusting to a different role," he said. "Trotty must relax and be the best player he can. All the batters are preparing themselves for what awaits in the summer.
"In our training, we've been working hard on different areas of our game, not just focusing on this tour.
"We've been using lighter balls that fly through on the concreate net without the fear of getting broken arms."
Trott has been inconsistent since he was recalled to the England set-up for the first time in over a year since leaving the side because he was suffering with situational anxiety during the Ashes in November 2013.
But he did score a half-century in the Second Test and Cook says if he can get through the opening balls of the innings then there is no reason why he couldn't better that in Barbados.
"In that first innings in Grenada, he looked a lot more like the Trott who played 49 Tests in the first part of his career. He looked calm and had a lot of time to play the ball.
"The first 15 to 20 balls on an innings with the adrenaline going are difficult. You want to do well, so your movements are a little more exaggerated.
"When you don't score as many runs as you'd like, it is very different playing for England compared to county cricket.
"There are always people waiting to try to take your place. No matter what you have achieved in your career, you're always trying to prove you're the best person for that job."
Meanwhile, Geoffrey Boycott has said Trott could prove to be the solution to England's "batting jigsaw", but warned against comparing the West Indies attack with New Zealand and Australia's.
"This lot will not frighten anyone, so he may get easy runs," Boycott wrote in the Daily Telegraph. "And then everyone will think he's a safe opener.
"But this is only a rehearsal for the real thing. There are tougher new-ball bowlers waiting for him once he gets back to England. New Zealand will be a stern examination, with Tim Southee swinging the ball away from him and two good left-arm seamers in Trent Boult and Neil Wagner.
"If he comes through that, then the real show will begin against Australia."