Broad firing on all fronts

Broad, 22, claimed three wickets as England ground West Indies to a halt on the third day of the opening Test at Sabina Park on Friday. Only 192 runs were scored in the entire day as the hosts closed on 352 for seven, and Broad wants to finish the job.

"Luckily we went 'bang, bang' just before lunch," said Broad, who dismissed centurion Chris Gayle and Xavier Marshall in the space of three balls. "But all the way through the day the boys bowled fantastically. It is crucial we get up and go for them again."

Broad added: "We are not looking at things in terms of saving the match, we are thinking very positively in the changing room and we still have a chance in this fixture."

The pitch, however, has proved a far cry from the flier on which Steve Harmison terrorised West Indies with seven for 12 in 2004.

"I remember watching Harmy on television five years ago and thinking 'I would love to bowl on that'," said Broad. Then, when it's my turn, it bounces three times to the keeper."

West Indies captain Gayle celebrated a first Test hundred on his home ground - his last appearance here reaped a pair - during a 202-run stand with fellow centurion Ramnaresh Sarwan.

Gayle's men then had to overcome a stodgy period which saw them lose four wickets for 34 runs in 28 overs.

"The outfield is very thick and it's a slow deck, which is not easy to score on quickly," said Gayle. "Give credit to England's bowlers as well because they bowled well - wide of off-stump hoping for us to make a mistake.

"It would have been nice to have scored a few more runs but the objective was to keep wickets in hand until the end of the day. Hopefully we can capitalise on this lead; the first Test is very important to us, we didn't want to let England back into the game too easily."