James Anderson has said that England will have to be at their best to beat the extremely determined West Indies in the forthcoming three-match Test series. 

Visitors' leading wicket-taker in Test match cricket is wary of the threat that hosts possess and thinks that they have what it takes to pull off a surprise on home shores. 

"Whenever we come here, you get the feeling that West Indies really want to beat England. It's something that's been ingrained in them, especially in the past when England have suffered heavy defeats," Anderson told the reporters present in Barbados on Sunday, January 20. 

"You can see it in the players' eyes when you play against them and that means we've got to be on top form to be able to try and challenge them. We showed in Sri Lanka we can adapt to any conditions." 

"Our batters batted better than they did and our spinners out-bowled theirs. We've got to do the same again, man for man we've got to outplay them. We know we've got the talent to do it."

The 36-year-old, who bowled well in the warm-up game against Cricket West Indies President's XI, is also quite pleased with his own preparations for this tour. 

"The Dukes ball has been moving around a bit and swung for quite a considerable amount of time throughout the game, so that's an encouragement," Anderson further said. 

"At least there’s a glimmer of hope for us seam bowlers. We’re hoping for a little bit – just a little bit – through the air and it keeps you interested for the game."

"It feels like you can make an impact on the game. The minute you come out here and there's that extra encouragement, it just makes you excited to bowl and look forward to playing, so hopefully, that's going to stay with us for the rest of the trip."

(Inputs from CricketNext)