If Mason Crane can take one lesson from his first day of Test cricket, it's that Australian scalps are far harder to come by at international level.
A NSW bolter last year after a stellar Sydney first grade season, Crane has achieved the rarest of feats, making both his Sheffield Shield debut and Test debut for England, both at the SCG.
Back in March, he claimed five wickets to help spin the Blues to victory over South Australia.
But on Friday against Steve Smith, David Warner and Usman Khawaja, he went for 0-58 as the hosts worked their way to 2-193 at stumps in reply to England's 346.
Still, he showed enough promise to suggest there are many Tests ahead.
He three times had chances against Khawaja who went to stumps unbeaten on 91.
First an edge went between wicketkeeper and first slip. A second shot fell just shy of short leg and the third time he failed to cover the ground on a possible caught-and-bowled after deceiving Khawaja in flight.
Crane insists his brief stint with NSW at the ground last season helped prepare him for the occasion.
"Turning up a few days ago felt very familiar and it wasn't that long ago," he said.
"It was different but at the same time a lot of things felt quite similar. I was in the away changing room on the other side, that's different to last year.
"Obviously it's a packed house this year whereas Shield game not as many people turn up. A lot more hype around the game and stuff but both very enjoyable."
It wasn't the only local help Crane had.
After spending last summer working with Stuart MacGill at Gordon, he touched base with the former Australian spinner at the start of the Ashes series and again before his debut this week.
"Similar to when I played here last year, he was saying you'll be nervous when you're called on to bowl and that will be very natural.
"Something would be wrong if you weren't.
"It was just about dealing with that and working on the things that made me bowl well."
Legspinning is a tough art, especially for a 20-year-old entering international cricket.
Shane Warne didn't make his debut at the same ground until after his 22nd birthday and famously finished with figures of 1-150 against India.
"I'm hoping for slightly better figures," Crane said.
So too are England, who desperately need to find a way through Australia's top order.
Share
