We Know Where We Stand - Chris Gayle

It was a long hard five days during this first Test match at Lord's. It was a pretty good game overall. I'm happy with the way we all played according to our plans. Hopefully we can move on from this Test match and capitalize on the good effort in the second Test starting on Friday.

There were a lot of positives in this game. I think the bowlers fought hard on what was a flat track. I have to give credit to them for their hard work.

I was also impressed with the way (Ramnaresh) Sarwan captained the team on debut as captain. It was really good. He did really well in pulling the guys together which was very pleasing to see.

In the batting department the likes of Shiv (Chanderpaul), Dwayne (Bravo) and Denesh (Ramdin) getting half centuries and Daren (Ganga) just missing out on one. Those were all good signs. Those little things are good for us as a team.

In the second innings Daren and I batted through to the end without losing a wicket which as another positive.

On the last day the weather intervened and we obviously have no control over that. It is out of our hands so we had to settle for a draw. We were always going into the final day being positive and we had that in mind to chase down the runs. 395 from 98 overs was gettable in a day though it was not going to be easy.

I am not being overconfident but I am sure the guys are now looking forward to the next game at Headingley.

Before the second Test we have to go back to the drawing board and try to see where we went wrong in the first Test and try to improve in those areas. This can be a turnaround and things can be in our favour.

I must commend everyone in the team on how we supported each other throughout. The vibes in the camp is really good. Everyone is really enjoying themselves on the field and off the field as well. I hope this can continue and we can lead West Indies cricket into the future.

The talk around before this Test match was that we are underdogs and so forth. Most people seem to be expecting us to be rolled over by England and expecting the game to be finished in three or four days. We use those comments as motivation.

People can talk bad and say how they feel but we know our capabilities. We know our limits and we know what we can offer to the game. There will always be people who doubt us and we cannot stop that but we know there will always be people who support us as well and we know where we stand and what our objectives are and that this can be the turnaround for West Indies cricket.