However, Ponting said they didn’t set out to go after the West Indian bowling.

“I don’t think there was any real plan for any of us to come here and be over-aggressive,” Ponting told reporters in a post-play interview yesterday.

“I think the good thing about this side is that we all try and play our natural game all the time and our natural is to be fairly aggressive and positive,” Ponting noted.

However, he said it was a case of consolidation rather than outright aggression.

“Probably it wasn’t that way today (yesterday),” noting his knock of 117 came off 190 balls.

“It’s not setting the world on fire bit it’s that sort of wicket as well. If you bowl a good line and length and set straight fields, it could be pretty hard to score on,” Ponting noted.

“Justin and I really tried to be as patient as we could be, just wait on the bad balls and hopefully put them away.

With the speed of the outfield, you only have to hit it in the gap and it is going to be four so that was the whole plan,” Ponting revealed.

Langer, who has formed a successful opening partnership with Matthew Hayden, said he no longer has anything to prove.

“I’ve played 60 Test matches now and since I have been opening the batting, I obviously have some success but I am pretty happy with my career. I have about six or eight Test hundreds doing that,” Langer said.

“I had a little bit of a lull there for 54 days. I was dropped for 54 days a few years ago and things have been pretty bright since then,” added Langer.

He said he enjoys batting in the Caribbean.

“The pitches are good to bat on but I also enjoy Caribbean cricket. It’s tough cricket on the field but it is also very relaxed off the field.

“For me, it is very important to be in a happy frame of mind when I am batting and I think the Caribbean brings the best out of me in terms of being happy and fresh and ready to bat,” Langer said.

He lauded Barbadian seamer Vasbert Drakes for a fine performance.

“I was impressed with all the West Indies bowlers. I thought Vasbert bowled well all innings. His consistency was what you will expect from a Test bowler,” Langer said.