Having followed the English first-class season so far the wickets appear to be a little flatter with a lot of runs being scored West Indies coach David Moore

"We are in a situation where we are coming off a lot of one-day cricket and moving into Test matches, which is a real test of one's skill.

"We do not have a lot of time, but have one-warm-up game and have to utilise the time effectively," he said.

Moore has taken over from Bennett King, who resigned after the World Cup.

And he is looking for the team to make a fresh start following the retirement of star batsman Brian Lara.

"It's a good opportunity to move the team forward and we will be looking to all the players to perform at their best levels...we've lost Brian, which leaves a big hole, but it is a wonderful opportunity for all the batsmen to stake a claim in replacing him in the side.

"[Chris] Gayle, [Shivnarine] Chanderpaul and [Ramnaresh] Sarwan are all quality batsmen but they are probably not happy with the amount of runs they have been scoring recently in Test cricket and we are looking to them to contribute in the batting order.

"Also I'm looking for players like [Dwayne] Bravo and [Denesh] Ramdin to also score runs in the lower middle order, it's an important area for us in the past and these guys need to perform," Moore commented.

Ramnaresh Sarwan has replaced Lara as West Indies skipper

Touring teams often struggle on seamer-friendly pitches at the start of the English season, but he is hoping the amount of runs being scored in county cricket indicates a different scenario this time.

"Traditionally the wickets in England are a bit more fresh and have more moisture earlier in the season and it means the pitches do a little bit more, but having followed the English first-class season so far the wickets appear to be a little flatter with a lot of runs being scored," he said.

If conditions do favour seam bowling, West Indies have plenty of options available with five pacemen and two all-rounders in their squad.

"Overall we have a very good young team who are still learning about all facets of their cricket and I'm really looking forward to working with them during this tour and if they can get their processes right we can certainly compete with the opposition," Moore added.

West Indies start their opening tour game against Somerset at Taunton on Saturday.