Swann looks for team-mates to celebrate with after another wicket
Graeme Swann had cause for celebration after bagging his maiden Test five-wicket haul to help put England in charge of the third Test in Antigua.
The spinner, who was chosen ahead of Monty Panesar, took 5-57 as West Indies were bowled out for 285 on day three.
"It's a phenomenal feeling," he told BBC Sport after helping the tourists secure a 281-run first innings lead.
"I came off after four wickets and Andy Flower said 'get back on and make sure you get five'. It felt incredible."
The 29-year-old was not included in the original team selected for the Antigua Test but was called up 48 hours later after the match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium was abandoned.
With England looking to level the series after their miserable defeat in Jamaica they decided to drop Panesar - a decision that surprised Swann.
"I genuinely thought they'd go with the same team," Swann added. "I feel for Monty because I thought he bowled well in that first Test with not a great deal of luck.
"But having been put in the team I have got to go out and do a job and prove I'm worthy of playing so I'm delighted with how today has gone."
Swann claimed England's only two wickets in the morning session and was later on a hat-trick when Ramnaresh Sarwan hit straight to Andrew Flintoff at midwicket on 94 and Denesh Ramdin tamely chipped back a return catch.
On snatching Sarwan's wicket six runs short of a century, Swann said: "Luckily he was on 94 and eyeing up the short boundary.
"I didn't know where to bowl to him to be honest. I was over the moon with that wicket because I hadn't planned it and he played into our hands by hitting it to big Freddie.
"He had batted so well all day and he really was the one we needed to get out."
Despite England's healthy first innings lead, skipper Andrew Strauss decided against enforcing the follow-on at the Antigua Recreation Ground - a decision Swann endorsed and explained.
"I think it was a combination of things," he said. "It was very hot with Steve Harmison feeling under the weather and Freddie was not 100%. It was a smart way to play it.
"We will have another bat, try to get 500 ahead and try to win it on the last day."
Sarwan, who gave away his wicket when his team still needed 116 to avoid the follow-on, admitted it was a poor choice at a crucial time.
"I'm very disappointed I got out on 94. To get out at that time and at that position in the game put us back as well," the 28-year-old said.
"I was actually trying to hit it straight but for some reason my bat spun in my hand. It's not a shot that I really want to talk about too much because I'm really disappointed.
"I thought I worked pretty hard throughout the whole innings. I was concentrating pretty hard and to play a shot like that at that point of the game was really disappointing."
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