The loss within two days in Saturday’s opener gave Australia a 1-0 lead in the five-match series, and England will have until December 4 to prepare before the second test kicks off in Brisbane.
Concerning for England’s chances of bouncing back from the Perth collapse, Australia have won 13 of their 14 day-night Tests, including all three against England.
Vaughan said that once the initial disappointment fades, England should adjust their plans to keep the players sharp.
There is a match against a Prime Minister’s XI on November 29, but England’s Lions development squad, not the touring test team, will provide the opposition.
“It would be careless if England don’t go out and train between now and then,” Vaughan told Test Match Special.
“What harm could come from playing two days of cricket with the pink ball under lights? I’m not so old-fashioned to think that playing cricket wouldn’t help them improve a bit.
“My approach would be: if there’s a two-day pink-ball game, you seize the opportunity, play those two days, and give yourself the best chance.”
England went from dominating at lunch on day two to being bowled out for 164 in their second innings, before a brilliant century from Travis Head led Australia to an eight-wicket win in a thrilling match.
Captain Ben Stokes admitted his side was stunned, but former captain Nasser Hussain supported England to recover and come back strongly in Brisbane.
“They need to retreat and gather themselves. One thing about this England team is that they do bounce back under Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum; they managed to draw the last Ashes series in England after being 2-0 down,” Hussain told Sky Sports.
“They have plenty of character. Now they just have to show it. But it’s different playing in Australia. This defeat will be tough to recover from, I know that from experience. It’s a big challenge for England, but they have a lot of character and a captain with great character.”



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