THE scoreboard was 26 for three when he walked to the crease and 43 for four soon after.
But Harry Brook stared down a New Zealand pace attack who were making the most of helpful conditions, backing them into a corner with an array of devastating blows to kick-start the second Test.
Only a run out, and an ill-judged attempt at a single, could stop him.
As Brook reflected on a day in which he pounded out 123 runs in just 115 balls, blasting five fearless sixes and 11 fours, he hailed the eye-catching century as his best yet.
Four of the Yorkshireman's eight Test hundreds have been bigger than this one, including 171 in Christchurch last week and a career-best 317 in Multan two months ago, but he believes he has never been better.
"I think that might be my favourite hundred so far, I enjoyed that one a lot," said Brook.
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