Harry Brook outshone some of the most esteemed names in English cricket with his magnificent triple century against Pakistan, but confessed that it was his father's family record he truly coveted.
Brook hammered an extraordinary 317 on the fourth day of the first Test in Multan, propelling the visitors to the fourth highest total ever recorded a staggering 823 for seven declared.
The touring side then positioned themselves for a potential final victory by reducing Pakistan to 152 for six at stumps, still trailing by 115.
Before Brook, no Englishman had scored a triple century since Graham Gooch's 333 against India in 1990. In achieving this feat, the Yorkshireman surpassed the best performances of numerous renowned figures from both past and present, including John Edrich (310), Sir Alastair Cook (294), Denis Compton (278) and Ben Stokes (258).
Even his mentor and team-mate Joe Root has never hit 300, despite scoring a record 35 centuries and doubling up for the sixth time on Thursday with a career-best 262.
However, the score Brook was most eager to surpass was 210, the score his father David Brook achieved for Burley Cricket Club against Woodhouse in a league match back in 2001.
Brook first mentioned this personal goal in Wellington 18 months ago, falling for 186 after making his ambition known, and was more intent on achieving it than chasing Sir Len Hutton's unmatched 364.
"I knew about Gooch but I didn't know about the other ones. I just wanted to get past my dad's highest score," he said with a satisfied smile.
"I've said that before and I was pretty happy when I got past his score to be honest. It's not quite sunk in, really."
"I'm still absolutely knackered. I'm sure I will sleep well tonight and reflect on it later. I've never heard of a total like that before; me and Rooty just tried to cash in on what was a good pitch.
"It was a tiring day... I'm lost for words." While Root reacted: "Records are there to be broken.
"If guys in the future are breaking records then England is in a good place and they're scoring a lot of runs, so hopefully that is the case.
"Harry has got such a complete game. To see him go and get a massive score is awesome. I'm not surprised at all in him going on and doing something special like that, but I don't think it'll be the last time we see him with a monster score by his name.
"I knew how good he was going to be, it was just when he was going to figure it out. The pace he has matured into the player he is is probably the one thing which has probably shocked me."
Pakistan's Australian assistant coach Tim Nielsen has acknowledged the challenge posed by Brook, conceding the team's difficulty in containing his extraordinary scoring.
"I've kind of been thinking about it for about three hours, I must say, probably 12 hours. You might need to give us a couple of days to come up with a solution," he revealed.
Nielsen went on to praise Brooks prowess at the crease: "He's just playing so well. He's got such power... we almost got scared of bowling straight at times. He's a 20-Test player and now to have scored a 300, it's pretty storied company."
As the match proceeds, England are on the cusp of an incredible victory, needing just four more wickets to seal a triumphant win over Pakistan - a result that seemed far-fetched when the hosts notched a whopping first-innings score of 556 in 149 overs.
