James Anderson proved himself indispensable once again as he lifted England with a four-wicket burst on the opening day of the first Test with the West Indies in Barbados.
On the same day his long-term partner Stuart Broad found himself edged out of the side, Anderson showed why his name remains inked on the team sheet with an inspired spell that turned a platform of 3-174 to 8-264 at stumps in Bridgetown.
After bowling economically early on Anderson seized the moment in the evening session, seeing off the settled duo of Shai Hope and Roston Chase, bouncing out Shane Dowrich and finishing with a caught and bowled off captain Jason Holder to record figures of 4-33.
Ben Stokes also deserved great credit, pounding some life into a gentle pitch to claim 3-47, but Jos Buttler dropped Shimron Hetmyer on three only for the Guyanese to finish with an unbeaten 56.
Broad's absence from the side had raised some eyebrows, though it was hard to conceive an XI that would not, given Sam Curran has won all seven of his Tests to date.
His spell with the new Dukes ball failed to impress, though, a stubborn lack of swing and a slow pitch combining to neuter his effectiveness.
Anderson was on target at the other end but debutant John Campbell, presented with his cap by the great Sir Garfield Sobers in the morning, took a liking to Curran.
Campbell had dominated the opening stand with Kraigg Brathwaite, scoring 44 of the first 50 runs, but lost concentration when spinner Moeen Ali trapped him lbw.
Brathwaite and Hope then settled in to a controlled stand worth 69 either side of lunch.
Stokes broke the partnership when Brathwaite (40) squirted a low catch to Joe Root at slip, and two runs later Darren Bravo, playing his first Test for two years, was trapped in front by the allrounder.
The West Indies were still shaping up to end the day well on top until Anderson shifted the momentum.
Hope was first to fall for 57, losing concentration and nicking an inside edge to the alert Ben Foakes.
Chase then fed Root at slip for 54, Dowrich (0) failed to handle a short ball and Holder (5) offered a simple return catch as the Windies lost control.
