Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician

"Ian Bell took 20 balls to get off the mark, equalling his record for his slowest start to a Test innings."

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The towering Holder is keeping it nice and tight for the Windies, but after starting his innings with 19 dot balls, a streaky drive just past point for four gets Ian Bell off the mark. We've had 15 overs in an hour and a quarter, hopefully some spin later might help the over-rate.

Sir Viv Richards
Ex-West Indies captain on BBC Test Match Special

"It's been said for some time now that there are some promising individuals in the West Indies side, but we need a proper framework to help these kids. We have got to give [new coach] Phil Simmons the tools to get the job done."

Gary Blacker in Wirral: Going to have to agree with Geoffrey, but only to a point. Sending home half the back room staff is only half a job... he should send the lot home and make a space for Peter Moores as well. We could have made huge changes after the World Cup, instead we fluffed it again. Sorry to say it, but the future isn't looking any brighter in my opinion.

Play resumes with Roach beginning his seventh over, Ballance's footwork isn't entirely convincing and he plays and misses with a tentative prod. Another maiden.

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Sir Viv Richards
Ex-West Indies captain on BBC Test Match Special

"It's a splendid day for the game here at the Vivian Richards Stadium. The only compliments that West Indies can be paid are that after winning the toss they have got two early wickets, but I don't see any devil in the wicket."

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And not only does this ground have both ends named after cricketing knights, it must also be the only ground in the world where the TMS summarisers' ranks include the man after whom the stadium is named - welcome Sir Viv Richards.

Ed Smith
BBC Test Match Special

"Jonathan Trott didn't use the word 'depression' [when he left the Ashes tour], and neither did the England medical staff, and there was a lot of debate on very little information. So when the truth emerged, which was closer to burn-out, I think there was a little bit of rowing back and confusion."

Plenty of England fans in the stands - probably outnumbering the locals, which they'll certainly do by the time of the Barbados Test. Bell tries a pull shot but just cracks it down into the pitch and there's no run. A maiden means it's two runs from four overs - proper Test cricket, if you like - and the players have earned some drinks.

Ed Smith
BBC Test Match Special

"The plan from Roach seems to be to push the ball across Gary Ballance towards the slips and make him play."

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Roach is still dangling the carrot across Ballance's off stump from over the wicket, but the left-hander is happy to leave anything too wide. Another maiden - Roach has a none-too-shabby 1-8 from six overs.

Alex Reilly:, external Test cricket is back, baby! Yes!

Rizwan Patel:, external Pleasure to listen to Tony Cozier once again!

Ed Smith
BBC Test Match Special

"Holder is getting good carry, which you would expect at 6ft 7ins. If anything the ball is just swinging away a little bit."

West Indies make their first bowling change as Jason Holder is on at the Sir Andy Roberts End. Freed from the burden of captaincy he shoulders in the one-day side (with Denesh Ramdin continuing as Test captain), young Bajan right-armer Holder is only playing his fourth Test. Ballance adds a single, Bell - sporting some new padding on the back of his helmet (following the manufacturer's redesign after the death of Phillip Hughes) - is yet to score.

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"I think it's a safe side that England have picked. They've gone back to Jonathan Trott and James Tredwell, who have played before, they've picked three seamers who are all around the same pace. They could have picked a bowler like Liam Plunkett with extra pace, or the leg-spinner in Adil Rashid. You're never going to find anything out about these players by bowling them in the nets."

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Geoffrey is really coming off the long run here on TMS, calling for new ECB chief executive Tom Harrison to "send half the backroom staff home, now", while calling for Liam Plunkett and Adil Rashid to have been picked - in contrast, it's still a sedate approach from England as Ballance and Bell look to see off the opening bowlers. We've reached the 10-over mark.

Tony Cozier
BBC Test Match Special

"Look out for Jermaine Blackwood chasing after the ball in the outfield. He's from Jamaica and he really does have Usain Bolt pace."

As you might have imagined (probably even before those two wickets fell), Geoffrey Boycott isn't happy that Yorkshire opener Adam Lyth is carrying the drinks today. He's purring as Gary Ballance helps himself to an easy two off his legs, but he's chuntering again about the "farcical" warm-up game in St Kitts. Meanwhile, new batsman Ian Bell takes guard for the first time.

Jon Dunn:, external That hasn't swung or seemed. It was just full and straight. And missed. Shocking dismissal.

Ben Sawyer:, external At 22-2 I think that might be one tribute to Richie too far from the England team.

Tony Cozier
BBC Test Match Special

"It was a beauty from Roach, who hadn't really threatened before that. Cook seemed to have everything covered but the ball just snuck between bat and pad."

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