England's batting woes followed them from Barbados to Antigua as the West Indies reduced them to 78 for four on the first morning of the second Test.
Inserted on a lively, green-tinged pitch at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Jonny Bairstow's counter-attacking 52 not out provided the lone resistance.
While nobody else reached double figures, Bairstow hit nine fours and a six before lunch.
The Windies kicked off with four successive maidens, with good carry and signs of unpredictable bounce in evidence immediately.
The relief of the day's first runs was spoiled almost immediately when Rory Burns followed his flick through midwicket with a thick edge to second slip. Kemar Roach, architect of England's 77 all out in Barbados, found the ideal channel outside off stump and Holder stooped to gather a smart catch.
Moments later debutant Joe Denly was agonisingly close to a duck, rapped on the pad by Roach but given not out on the field. Replays showed just under half the ball hitting leg stump, just enough leeway for DRS to spare the 32-year-old.
He eked out six runs before departing in desperate fashion, chasing a short, wide loosener from Alzarri Joseph. Instead of the confidence-boosting boundary he envisioned, a thin edge sailed through to Shane Dowrich.
An excellent counter-attacking 5️⃣0️⃣ from @jbairstow21! 👏 Scorecard: https://t.co/r7kUH0dkZ5#WIvENG pic.twitter.com/UOUMCo0jKY — England Cricket (@englandcricket) January 31, 2019
Root almost followed two balls later, slashing Joseph fractionally short of point, and never quite settled. The captain was hardly complicit in his dismissal, though, undone by a near unplayable spitting delivery from Joseph.
The ball reared violently off a length, with Root (7) visibly rattled as it thumped into his top hand and lobbed towards the cordon.
It still needed a wonderful team effort to complete the dismissal, John Campbell leaping to parry the initial chance one-handed and Shai Hope diving to gather the catch.
Jos Buttler was promoted to five, leapfrogging Ben Stokes, but lasted just 12 deliveries. Holder got in on the act this time, finding the edge as Buttler felt for contact outside off stump.
