West Indies fast bowler Tino Best took his first three Test wickets but England held a slender lead going into the fourth day's play. Best finished with 3-54 as England were bowled out for 339, 20 runs ahead of West Indies, who were 8-0 at the end.
He said after dismissing Graham Thorpe for 19: "I had been dreaming of the moment of taking a Test wicket since I was a kid and I felt really excited.
"The main thing was to put the ball in the right areas and be patient."
It was almost 12 months since he had made his West Indies debut but it was only his second Test match and he said he had been working on his raw action. Best said: "Yesterday I was a little too ambitious but I called my grandmother and she told me to relax."
The 22-year-old became the hosts main strike bowler after Fidel Edwards had to leave the field with a back strain, which could keep him out of the remainder of the game.
"I feel if Fidel was bowling with me, with our pace, we would have got England out for about 280.
 |  We have just got to bowl well as there is still a bit in the wicket and we have got to put pressure on the West Indies |
"I felt privileged to lead the attack and told myself to dig deep with Fidel gone."
Spinner Ashley Giles said England were delighted to pass the West Indies' first innings total.
Giles, who hit 27 in a decent cameo, said: "We were very positive to get past the Windies' total. We thought it was a great achievement.
"The difference was probably the partnership between Nasser and Butch." Ashley Giles: "We were very positive to get passed the Windies' total. We thought it was a great achievement.
"The difference was probably the partnership between Hussain and Butcher yesterday in what was one of the most ferocious pieces of Test cricket I have been involved in.
"They played beautifully to get us out of a hole.
"Looking ahead to Sunday, we have just got to bowl well as there is still a bit in the wicket and we have got to put pressure on the West Indies."
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