The Latest Breaking News from Antigua

England and the West Indies start their battle for the Richards-Botham Trophy at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua on Tuesday

Change is in the air in the Caribbean, where England will look to defy form and history as their much-trumpeted post-Ashes reset gets underway in Antigua tomorrow.

Fellow opener Zak Crawley liked what he saw from Lees in England’s warm-up match

Dan Lawrence has a prime opportunity to earn a place in England’s team for the First Test against West Indies in Antigua having been selected ahead of Ollie Pope in a 12-man team for their only warm-up match.

England touched down in Antigua on Friday with a new-look, more youthful group

‘My drive and energy has come back,’ says England’s gifted wicketkeeper as he prepares for a second opportunity to impress in the West Indies

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck southwestern Guatemala early on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, killing two people, collapsing roofs and triggering landslides. The quake was at a depth of 96 km (60 miles), with the epicentre 16 km east of Tiquisate, Guatemala, EMSC said.

Rosie Fitzmaurice on the new jet set

The United States should increase financing and aid to the Caribbean to help the region recover from the pandemic and cope with the growing impact of climate change, Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne said in an interview.