England captain Andrew Strauss saluted the "sensible batting" of Alastair Cook and Ian Bell after the duo steered the hosts to a five-wicket win over the West Indies in the first Test here at Lord's.

England announced an unchanged 13-man squad for the second Test against the West Indies at Trent Bridge starting Friday after a five-wicket win in the series opener at Lord's here on Monday.

Alastair Cook and Ian Bell led England to victory in the first Test against the West Indies at Lord's here on Monday.

Games dominated by bowlers make for the most absorbing contests in Test cricket and the opening two days of this match have been compelling viewing for those inside the Galle stadium, those watching from the Dutch Fort and the millions glued to television sets. However, one beleaguered observer was wishing that batsmen hadn't donated quite so many wickets so cheaply.

Experienced middle-order batsman Ian Bell was on Tuesday, dropped from England's one-day squad after struggling to find form during his team's 3-0 Test defeat to Pakistan.

Ian Bell was forced to miss training on Wednesday after becoming the latest victim of a stomach bug that has affected several members of the England party.

Out-of-form batsman Ian Bell on Tuesday vowed that England will look for improvement in the third and final Test after their abject surrender in the first two matches, saying defeats provide great time to learn.

Only one Indian found a place in ESPNcricinfo's Test eleven of the year 2011 with Rahul Dravid making the cut while five of his teammates, including skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, were chosen for the ODI XI.

England batsman Ian Bell has publicly thanked India for recalling him after a controversial run-out during the Trent Bridge Test in August.

England batsmen failed to get their acts together in the first warm-up game as Hyderabad XI bowled them out for 219 in only 47.2 overs on a low and slow Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium track here on Saturday.