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Butcher hit a patient 58 off 197 balls as he shared a 119-run Sabina Park third wicket record with Nasser Hussain as England ended day two on 154-3.

He said: "It was great to get off the mark at Sabina Park because last time I was out for a duck.

"It was a real scrap out there against the fast bowlers."

Butcher was out in the 3.1 overs which were possible after tea following a two-hour rain delay.

Day two match report

But he was happy just to play after injuring his ankle in a warm-up match last week.

He said: "It would have been nice to have spent a bit more time in the middle before the Test.

"But I think Test matches are more about mental preparation and I was concentrating on this and using my experience to try and get myself through.

"I didn't think of my ankle. It was the least of my worries out there."

It looks as though the pitch is still going to have plenty of pace and carry in it and then it will come down to who keeps their nerve best Mark Butcher

The Surrey left-hander praised rookie pace duo Fidel Edwards, who took 3-50, and Tino Best.

"Edwards and Best are a couple of quick guys and different as well as they are relatively short so the ball skids through a lot more," said Butcher.

"It was a decent attack the way they bowled today.

"After losing two quick wickets, the number three's job is to steady the ship and I was pleased to do just that.

"It was unfortunate I got out at the end."

And Butcher believes the match is still up for grabs.

He said: "I think it's going to be a cracking game but we need to somewhere close to the West Indies' total.

"It looks as though the pitch is still going to have plenty of pace and carry in it and then it will come down to who keeps their nerve best."