Resuming 98 runs adrift on 16 for one at the start of the final day, an almost full-strength WA line-up looked to have secured a comfortable passage to a draw with Justin Langer and Chris Rogers enjoying a 141-run third-wicket partnership.

But Simon Jones claimed four for 33 during a 10-over spell to dismiss WA for 248 with their last seven wickets falling for 84 runs and leaving England chasing 135 for victory from the remaining 20 overs.

Marcus Trescothick (19) and Robert Key (59 not out) got the tourists off to a flying start, racing to a half-century partnership within the first nine overs, but they failed by just five runs to claim the victory after reaching 130 for five at the close.

Jones' response was particularly impressive after Langer took a liking to his bowling during an opening six overs spell which cost 29 runs, but he also removed Mike Hussey in the fifth over of the morning, caught in the deep by Andrew Caddick attempting to hook.

Brought on by acting captain Trescothick, who was deputising for Nasser Hussain while he had a massage on a stiff back, Jones struck in his first over as Rogers (86) pushed forward and was caught behind off a faint inside edge.

Four overs later Jones struck again to remove Brad Hogg, expertly caught low down at first slip by Trescothick after he had edged pushing forward, and in the last over before tea he trapped Matt Nicholson leg before to claim figures of 5.5-0-27-3 during the spell.

White had earlier ended Langer's impressive innings after he had hammered 12 boundaries in his superb 68.

Just as he seemed poised for a timely century with the Gabba Test just 10 days away, Langer chased a wide delivery from White and edged behind to Alec Stewart and Marcus North fell in similar fashion to the next ball.

Ashley Giles finished off the innings with Brad Williams steering him straight to John Crawley at short leg before his throw from the deep resulted in the run out of last man Stuart Karpinen.