That can hardly be the case now because of the referrals which continue to have the traditionalists spluttering, but an attritional day full of maidens and in which only 192 runs were scored was not often high on entertainment.
It had its moments, though, and England stuck to their task pretty well in broiling heat, while the West Indies, having been 220-1, will feel they missed an opportunity to rack up a match-winning lead.
Although Stuart Broad finished with the best figures, it was Andrew Flintoff who England captain Andrew Strauss turned to the most.
Flintoff was at his tireless best, pounding to the wicket and hurling the ball down at full pace despite there being nothing in the pitch for him.
He blew himself out before the second new ball was taken, and it was at this point that Broad took two key wickets when Chris Gayle nicked into his stumps for 104 and the hapless Xavier Marshall fell lbw two balls later.
This got England back into the game and although Monty Panesar only picked up a wicket late in the day, his accuracy at least created pressure and scoring was extremely difficult
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