Hope arrives straight from the Caribbean, having only just returned home from West Indies' ODI series against South Africa which finished 1-1. Hope's 128 not out in the second ODI earned him the Player-of-the-series award.

On the signing, Darren Gough, Yorkshire's managing director said: "He is a great signing. He brings so much experience - one thing we are lacking is just a little bit of experience so he just gives us that and comes into the squad for this first game."

"We felt we needed just the one experienced face in and we went for Shai. He has been playing well for the West Indies in one-day matches, he has got a record of playing Test cricket - he had his two hundreds at Headingley before for the West Indies."

"Hope has literally just got home a few days ago so it is a straight turn around. He will have to adjust to playing red ball, from white ball but he is a fantastic player and it's good to have someone of his quality to come in at short notice for three games."