England close 71 of first Test against West Indies on 341 for five . Ian Bell , Joe Root and Ben Stokes all played well to lead the recovery . England 's top three were all dismissed cheaply to leave England in a hole . When England were 34 for three I received a lot of comments about my supposed motivational skills . I replied that I only spoke to the middle order . PAUL NEWMAN 'S 71 report from Antigua .
England close day one of first Test against West Indies on 341 for five . Ian Bell , Joe Root and Ben Stokes all played well to lead the recovery . England 's top three were all dismissed cheaply to leave England in a hole . When England were 34 for three I received a lot of comments about my supposed motivational skills . I replied that I only spoke to the middle order . PAUL NEWMAN 'S day one report from Antigua .