ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC):

England senior player Paul Collingwood says their embarrassing defeat to West Indies in the opening Test will spring the wounded side into action for the rest of the four-match series.

"Hopefully this is a wake-up call for us to start winning again," Collingwood said Wednesday in the wake of the innings and 23-run defeat at Sabina Park last week.

"Everyone is desperate to do this, we are very confident we can bounce back. We realise we have the players in the dressing room to do it, so it will be up to those individuals to do it.

"We can't just paint over the cracks and say it is hunky dory. We have to do it."

Smarting from the loss

England have been smarting from the loss to the Windies which saw them bowled out for a dismal 51, before tea on the fourth day of the match.

Only one batsman - Freddie Flintoff with 24 - reached double figures as fast bowler Jerome Taylor with five for 11 and left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn, four for 31, destroyed the innings.

"When you get bowled out for a score like that, it is very hard to bounce back straightaway. It affects everybody. It affects people's confidence," Collingwood acknowledged. "You want to go out there and score big runs, hundreds for England, win games. So when, as a collective unit, you get dismissed in that manner it gives you a big dent.

"But you have to be strong and put it to the back of your mind, almost forget about it."

Begin recovery

England will seek to begin their recovery process when they face West Indies in the second Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Ground in Antigua starting today.

Collingwood said having had an intense meeting after the first-Test debacle, players were ready to take responsibility for their performances.

"Everybody will have come out of that team meeting on Monday, realising what our responsibilities are as players," the 32-year old said. "In the end, as individuals we want to up our performances and get each other in the right mental frame of mind, with confidence, belief and freedom to play the way we know we can do. That is important."