James Vince fulfilled one ambition that seemed beyond him when he made his first England hundred earlier this summer.
On Wednesday, he took a big step towards another with a potentially Championship deciding contribution for Hampshire.
Vince became the first batter to properly tame the lively Aigburth pitch on another compelling, topsy-turvy day in Liverpool that saw Hampshire and Lancashire vie for pole position in the race for the win that could earn each the title.
One eye here remains on Edgbaston where, thanks to Hampshire old boy Danny Briggs, Warwickshire will take the title by the barest of margins if they take full bowling points and then defeat Somerset.