Hoggard was in his 11th over when injury struck

England's Matthew Hoggard seems certain to miss the rest of the first Test against the West Indies after tearing a thigh muscle on Saturday.

The seamer left the field before lunch on the third day after suffering the injury during his follow-through.

Hoggard did not take to the field on Sunday and is believed to have suffered a grade one tear which could rule him out of further matches in the series.

His absence will limit England's options as they push for victory.

In Hoggard's absence, England's pace attack largely misfired on day three on Saturday and it was left to spinner Monty Panesar to take up the responsibility of providing some control.

Durham paceman Steve Harmison faded badly after a decent start and failed to take a wicket from his 22 overs, while Liam Plunkett's two scalps came at a cost of 81 runs.