Intro:

Reaction after West Indies versus England on first day of first Test in Antigua on Monday.

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SOUNDBITE: (English) Ian Bell, England

"I suppose it is right up there. 30 for three - any time you can put on a 150-run partnership with another guy is just what we needed at that time. In terms of rhythm and stuff like that, it is right up there for me. I don't think it gets much better. I have felt like that for a while. It's good to go out there and make a difference."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Ian Bell, England

"We are going to have to work hard but you expect that now in Test cricket. They have pretty good wickets all the time. We have got guys in their with good skills with both new ball and reverse ball and obviously a good spinner as well. As long as we can create pressure that's the important thing."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Ian Bell, England

"It was a brilliant finish to the day. And hopefully we can kick on tomorrow. It's an important first session for the game tomorrow. If Tredy (James Tredwell) can hang around. Stokesy (Ben Stokes) and then Jos (Buttler) as well. Hopefully we can put ourselves in a good position to win the Test match."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Kemar Roach, West Indies:

"I think we let them get away a bit. Obviously, well played to Ian Bell - he batted really well and (Ben) Stokes and (Joe) Root as well. They guys... obviously sticking pitch and it was a very flat wicket and the guys applied themselves and capitalised and could have bowled better - but in patches we got some wickets and kept them back a bit but pretty average day for us today."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Kemar Roach, West Indies:

"Yeah, as I said, I rank English batsmen very highly, (Alastair) Cook, (Gary) Ballance and (Joe) Root, (Ian) Bell...they are all very good batsman. So obviously I have got an A-game, to get them out and I think today we got a bit of them but you never know what happens in the next match and hopefully it keeps like that."