England bring in Jones for Read

They retained the Wisden Trophy in Trinidad, they won the series in Barbados, and now England have one more box to tick in Antigua - a Caribbean clean sweep. The fourth and final Test starts at St John's on Saturday, and while West Indies are playing for pride, England are chasing the ultimate prize as they stand on the brink of becoming the first touring side ever to achieve a whitewash there.

After fielding an unchanged side for three Tests in a row - something unheard of in today's rollercoaster ride of Test and one-day cricket - England finally opted for a change, bringing in Geraint Jones for Chris Read, who, though extremely tidy behind the stumps, has struggled with the bat at the international level.

Read has managed only 162 runs in 11 innings since his return to the side in Bangladesh last winter. "He's got to get a few more runs," Duncan Fletcher, England's coach, had admitted earlier. "He's been given quite a good run in there and it's an area we might have to look at, even though his keeping has been very good." Even Read himself faced up the fact that he has to make bigger contributions. "I know I am not doing my job with the bat," he said. "I just hope I'll be given a few more chances." If Jones grabs his opportunity here, Read might well have to wait a while before he gets another shot at Test cricket.

The only other concern for England is complacency, but Fletcher was adamant no-one is going to have their feet up during the finale of the Test tour. "It's very easy to lose a cricket game and very difficult to win one," said Fletcher. "Anyone can lose it, but to win is hard and they have to make sure they develop this culture that you just keep dominating and don't relax at any stage."

For West Indies, relaxation is the furthest thing from their minds. Talks of a crisis in the Caribbean gain momentum after each licking, and the national papers let everyone know it after the batsmen were bulldozed in Barbados. Then it was Sir Viv Richards's turn to let out a public blast of the players. He fumed that some of the side were "going backwards", saying "ability is going to take you so far, the thinking factor and all that stuff comes into play. If you cannot do that on a regular basis it means that you are not ready."

One player who never looked ready and has therefore been chopped from the squad was the out-of-sorts Shivnarine Chanderpaul. He reportedly told the board he felt tired and lethargic, but refused to meet with the medical panel to be checked out. He has since been sent home "for further evaluation". In his place comes Ricardo Powell, who has made a place for himself in the one-day squad, but has found less success breaking into the Test team. His first, and last, Test came four years ago, against New Zealand - he scored 30 and 0.

Again all West Indian eyes and hopes will be on Brian Lara, who, despite carrying the weight of the Windies' woes on his shoulders, has insisted he won't be quitting. "I have another Test match to focus on," he said, "so the time for assessing my position of captain is not now.

"I still believe we have a good group of young batsmen. It's not that they are too inadequate in technique or anything like that, but they have to understand that they are playing for West Indies and are following in the footsteps of great players. We need to try and emulate them, but you have to be a big man to play Test cricket." They've got one last chance to stand tall and match England's giants eye to eye, or fear the wrath of past West Indian power-houses, as well as the public.

West Indies (probable) 1 Chris Gayle, 2 Daren Ganga, 3 Brian Lara (capt), 4 Ramnaresh Sarwan, 5 Ricardo Powell, 6 Ryan Hinds, 7 Ridley Jacobs (wk), 8 Tino Best, 9 Pedro Collins, 10 Corey Collymore, 11 Fidel Edwards.

England (probable) 1 Marcus Trescothick, 2 Michael Vaughan (capt), 3 Mark Butcher, 4 Nasser Hussain, 5 Graham Thorpe, 6 Andrew Flintoff, 7 Geraint Jones (wk), 8 Ashley Giles, 9 Matthew Hoggard, 10 Simon Jones, 11 Stephen Harmison.