Hope looks to be a very well organized batsman. After Lara and Chanderpaul, he looks like the first sensible batsman they have produced. High time. Brathwaite also is good, with some startline performances recently (142 and 60*), but Hope is the real deal here. He looks good enough to have got into the 80s teams. But West Indies bowling still quite ordinary, and I couldn't believe England collapsed on the first day. Overall, a very interesting match, but dropped catches brought down the standard and means that this match can't be classified as an all time classic. But nicely set up for the final test now.