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England have the opportunity to complete an unprecedented Test series clean sweep on Caribbean soil in the fourth and final Test against Wes...

England have the opportunity to complete an unprecedented Test series clean sweep on Caribbean soil in the fourth and final Test against West Indies, starting at the Antigua Recreation Ground tomorrow.

Michael Vaughan’s side lead the four-Test series 3-0, after comprehensive victories at Kingston, Port of Spain and Bridgetown that allowed them to retain the Wisden Trophy, symbol of supremacy between the two sides, and made them the first England team to win a Test series in the Caribbean for 36 years.

“We have played some good cricket and we hope to continue that,” Vaughan said. “If we prepare well, that’s what we will be looking to do to win the next game. We are just looking to continue with the momentum.”

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Last year, Australia were like England. They had won the preceding three Tests at Georgetown, Port of Spain and Bridgetown, but West Indies managed to wriggle free from their firm grip to post the highest fourth innings winning total in the history of Test cricket at the ARG.

“That’s a hook line the guys have brought into the match — that we have been successful here recently and if we look at our performances in Antigua it must be a happy hunting ground for the West Indies team,” West Indies manager Tony Howard said.

West Indies will require a performance equal of last year’s in this year’s Test from their batsmen to avoid the ignominy of a series clean sweep to a side that has twice suffered a similar fate at their hands in 1984 and 1986. Test series clean sweeps have become commonplace for West Indies in recent times but hasn’t happened on home soil.

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