Strauss signals his intent

Fifth Test Match Trinidad England 258-2 (A J Strauss 139 no, P D Collingwood 54 no) v West Indies Andrew Strauss struck his third century in as many Test matches to help England up to 258-2 at stumps on day one of the fifth and final Test in Trinidad. Requiring a victory to claim a share of the Wisden Trophy, England won a crucial toss before making steady progress on another unresponsive Caribbean pitch. Strauss (139 not out) shared century partnerships with both Owais Shah and Paul Collingwood as England reached stumps on day one with the loss of only two batsman - Alastair Cook (12) and Kevin Pietersen (10). Shah was forced to retire hurt for the second time in his England career with a bout of cramp whilst on 29, however Strauss picked up where he left off in Barbados to become the first Englishman to make a century at the Queen's Park Oval since 1974.