<p>Losing the West Indies captaincy does not appear to have demoralised Jason Holder after the all-rounder claimed 5-27 as the hosts bowled out Sri Lanka for 169 on the opening day of the first test in North Sound, Antigua, on Sunday.</p>.<p>Playing his first test since Kraigg Brathwaite replaced him as skipper earlier this month, Holder shared eight wickets with spearhead Kemar Roach (3-47).</p>.<p>Sri Lanka opener Lahiru Thirumanne put up a fighting 70 but his teammates struggled against the disciplined West Indies attack in the opener of the two-test series.</p>.<p>In reply, West Indies were 13 for no loss, with Brathwaite (three) and John Campbell (seven) seeing the hosts through the final hour at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.</p>.<p>Holder was happy with the impact he had made with the ball and was looking forward to doing some damage with the bat.</p>.<p>"The ball came out very well, my rhythm was very good, and I also managed to get some movement off the pitch, so it was great to get among the wickets and pick up a five-for on the first day," Holder said.</p>.<p>"We bowled really well, and we couldn’t have asked for much more. The discipline I showed with the ball was the key.</p>.<p>"Hopefully, going on later in the game I could make another major contribution with bat and with the ball."</p>.<p>Holder claimed four of his five wickets in the final session as Sri Lanka lost their last five wickets for 19 runs.</p>
<p>Losing the West Indies captaincy does not appear to have demoralised Jason Holder after the all-rounder claimed 5-27 as the hosts bowled out Sri Lanka for 169 on the opening day of the first test in North Sound, Antigua, on Sunday.</p>.<p>Playing his first test since Kraigg Brathwaite replaced him as skipper earlier this month, Holder shared eight wickets with spearhead Kemar Roach (3-47).</p>.<p>Sri Lanka opener Lahiru Thirumanne put up a fighting 70 but his teammates struggled against the disciplined West Indies attack in the opener of the two-test series.</p>.<p>In reply, West Indies were 13 for no loss, with Brathwaite (three) and John Campbell (seven) seeing the hosts through the final hour at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.</p>.<p>Holder was happy with the impact he had made with the ball and was looking forward to doing some damage with the bat.</p>.<p>"The ball came out very well, my rhythm was very good, and I also managed to get some movement off the pitch, so it was great to get among the wickets and pick up a five-for on the first day," Holder said.</p>.<p>"We bowled really well, and we couldn’t have asked for much more. The discipline I showed with the ball was the key.</p>.<p>"Hopefully, going on later in the game I could make another major contribution with bat and with the ball."</p>.<p>Holder claimed four of his five wickets in the final session as Sri Lanka lost their last five wickets for 19 runs.</p>