'We were on today' – Kemar Roach delights at team display

Roach was fantastic in the first Test in Barbados, where he claimed 5/17 in England's first innings to shoot them out for 77. He's started off on the right foot again in Antigua, picking up four wickets to help bowl England out for a modest score, albeit on a tough, green pitch.

As good as Roach was, it wasn't just him doing the talking. Shannon Gabriel and Alzarri Joseph supported him well, picking up three and two wickets respectively, and even the Windies fielders were on the money, not letting any chance go begging.

Rather than concentrate on his own excellent display, Roach spoke of the team. "Another really good day for us as a team," he said after play. "We played well in Barbados to win there and came back today and things worked well from the start. The ball was doing quite a bit and that was really good for us.

"My rhythm is really good and I feel I’m doing the right things. I got fantastic support from the others bowlers and the catching was also quite good. We saw what John Campbell did when he jumped to make the catch off Root, which eventually went to Shai Hope. We were ‘on’ today."

After England were bowled out, the Windies had to endure a tricky passage of play, spanning a good 21 overs. But the openers batted solidly, scoring 30 runs, to keep the England quicks at bay.

Roach was all praise for Kraigg Brathwaite and Campbell, and believed the Windies would be able to dictate terms if the two managed to see out the first hour on the second morning. "It was a tricky last session for us but it was really good to see the way our openers went about the job," he said. "They were very selective and showed perfect judgement – which balls to play at and which ones to leave.

"Tomorrow, the first hour will be crucial. Once we can see off that first hour, we should be in a really good position."