England v West Indies: Andrew Strauss says victory was testament Ian Bell and Alastair Cook's sensible approach I thought Alastair Cook and Ian Bell went about in a very civilised and professional manner and thankfully got us over the line. It was very sensible batting. Strauss was also quick to hail the efforts of the tourists, who put up a much more spirited fight than some critics had anticipated. Dogged left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul struck 87 not out and 91, while his partnership of 157 with Marlon Samuels in the Windies' second innings frustrated England's bowling attack yesterday. "It's been a tough Test match, we've had to work very hard for this," said Strauss. West Indies have played some really good cricket. The way Chanderpaul and Samuels batted yesterday made life very difficult for us and we had to dig pretty deep. The seamers had to go through a lot of overs to take those wickets but when you have to dig deep it makes it a bit satisfying when you get over the line. It was also a Test to remember for Strauss, who made his first century in 26 attempts - a run stretching back to November 2010. "It was lovely to get that hundred and when you score a hundred in a winning cause, it makes it even more special but there were a lot of good performances in the side so overall we're pretty happy," added the left-hander. There are always areas we can try and improve and we'll try and do that in the second Test. Stuart Broad thought taking nine Windies wickets on day one gave England a platform to perform well for the remainder of the Test. Broad became the first English bowler to take 10 wickets in a Test match at Lord's since 1978 and was named man of the match after finishing with match figures of 11 for 165. "Winning the toss and bowling puts a little bit of pressure on the bowling group but we managed to hold that and pick up nine wickets on that first day," said Broad. We never thought it would be a 100 all out wicket and I thought we did fantastically and set the game up nicely. Sometimes when you come to Lord's it's quite hard to pick up rhythm straight away but I think all the bowlers got into it throughout the day. And to bowl out West Indies for 243 on that first day was a great effort. Broad agreed with captain Strauss that England were made to work for their victory, with West Indies making 345 in 130.5 overs in their second innings. "We had to work very hard for this Test victory," added the Nottinghamshire all-rounder. The boys came off the field pretty tired after battling for 130 overs for those 10 wickets. The guys have worked very hard for this Test victory so it's very sweet at the minute.