By Sam Lyon

They can come out, all guns blazing, so we won't be going into the game lightly Paul Collingwood

England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has urged his team-mates not to take West Indies lightly in the Test series which starts at Lord's on Thursday.

England, six places above the Windies in the Test rankings, are favourites to bounce back from their winter Ashes mauling and win the four-Test series.

But Collingwood told BBC Sport: "We certainly won't underestimate them.

"The Windies are unpredictable and that's the scary thing. If you're not prepared you can get blown away."

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England have beaten West Indies in their last three series meetings, having gone 31 years without a series win over them between 1969 and 2000.

And, having gained victory over them in the World Cup last month and with legendary batsman Brian Lara now retired, England are clear favourites.

"This is an exciting time for English cricket, with a new era under Peter Moores, and every single player in the squad wants to get back to winning ways," said Collingwood.

I am sure that as long as we are on the ball (against the Windies) we'll be fine Paul Collingwood

"The biggest positive for us right now is that all the players want to respond in the right manner.

"If we continue to build going forward, if we push and challenge ourselves, we'll keep getting better.

"And I am sure that as long as we are on the ball [against the Windies] we'll be fine."