Day 3 - The housemates are back in the bar

England strolled to a comfortable 10-wicket victory over the West Indies inside three days at Lord's to win an opening Test for the first time in 15 attempts.

It was the first time in seven matches that England had taken 20 wickets in a match - the last occasion coming in the fourth Test win over South Africa in August of last year. The fine bowling performance left England needing just 32 for victory and Strauss and fellow opener Alastair Cook secured the win after 6.1 overs.

Following a one-hour morning rain delay, the visitors had been reduced to 80-5 in their second innings, still needing a further 145 runs to make England's openers strap on their pads one more time.

Ramdin (61) and Nash (81), both centurions in the Test series between these teams in the Caribbean, dug in, before finally falling to an impressively hostile Broad. Surprisingly still only 22, Broad was quick to realise the short-pitched ball had become more of a threat than fuller-pitched deliveries.

Man of the match Swann, meanwhile, matched Broad's three-wicket haul - by removing Shivnarine Chanderpaul cheaply for the second time in the match before completely confusing two tail-enders.

Thursday's hero Graham Onions’ first over contained a loose leg-side dwelivery that Simmons lazily flicked at and Cook snaffled the catch. Strauss then immediately introduced his arch nemesis Swann, who promptly removed Chanderpaul. Starting the match ranked the best batsman in Test cricket, the front on left-hander lasted a mere six balls in the whole match.

Smith fell in the 40s for the second time in the match when a swinging delivery from Onions, smashed his stumps. Wicketkeeper Ramdin drove and cut Onions for consecutive boundaries during a 100-run partnership with Nash .

Strauss had tried umpteen bowling changes, and brought on Broad to begin a spell just before tea from the Pavilion End. And it was Broad who finally found a way through Ramdin, with a ball that jagged down the hill. The final session opened with a couple of crunching drives from Jerome Taylor before he tried to heave Swann across the line and was lbw, then Sulieman Benn was promptly bowled by the off-spinner. Broad was by now bowling with great venom and accuracy, and Fidel Edwards lasted just three balls before splicing a vicious throat ball to Tim Bresnan, who awoke from his debut test slumber to take a good catch in the gully.

Nash was pretty soon the last man out, upper-cutting Broad to Alastair Cook at third man. In glorious evening sunshine, Cook and Strauss had few problems in reaching their minuscule target. Cook hooked Taylor for a sumptuous boundary and drove him for another, before Strauss's cover-drive off Edwards finished off proceedings.

Jardine's Verdict: I fine start for Flower, Onions and Bopara (at 3). Whilst the Windies were pretty woeful it was nonetheless a great start to the summer.