article_snippet.sent: Kevin Pietersen - 23 .
article_snippet.sent: Yet by the close of the first day of a hectic spell of 17 Tests in the next nine months that will make or break the captaincy of Cook and the coaching of the board England could breathe a lot more easily after being put in to bat.
article_snippet.sent: Cook and the coaching of Peter Moores England had moved on to 341 for five, with Stokes, unbeaten with 71 off 80 balls, adding refreshing attacking impetus with a flurry of boundaries in a stand of 130 with 174 coming in the final session as West Indian wheels began to fall off.
article_snippet.sent: Root hit 83 off 133 balls as England began to accelerate in a wicket-less afternoon session .
article_snippet.sent: Root punches Root bat in frustration after being dismissed by Taylor 17 runs short of a century .
article_snippet.sent: Only Cook, with 25, and Pietersen, 23, have scored more Test centuries for England.
article_snippet.sent: Ben Stokes was unbeaten on 71 at the close of play having put on 130 for the fifth wicket with Bell .
highlights_snippet.sent: England close day one of first Test against West Indies on 341 for five .
  