It's hard to find many cricketers that are unabashed fans of the pink ball.
You suspect Scott Henry is one.
Henry upstaged Queensland's Test hopefuls in his first game for the state, scoring 141 against Victoria on Wednesday.
The former NSW opener helped the Bulls reach 4-298 at stumps on day one of the day-night Sheffield Shield fixture in Melbourne.
All eyes were on Usman Khawaja and Joe Burns at the sun-drenched MCG.
Khawaja and Burns crafted starts in what could be their final chance to impress before national selectors name the Test squad on Friday.
Neither batsman was able to go on with it, clear failures when compared to Henry's 249-ball stint at the crease.
Henry watched day turn to night, while bright pink became dull and dark as he compiled a second first-class ton.
The other century also came in a day-night fixture, his knock of 142 for the Blues during 2014-15.
Henry was cut from NSW's squad after playing every Shield game that season, scoring 471 runs at 33.64.
He shifted north, citing lifestyle instead of cricket as the reason.
Henry hasn't been training with the Bulls and has no state contract.
Queensland selectors were nonetheless suitably impressed with his form for club side University - an unbeaten century and two half-centuries.
The 26-year-old was picked instead of friend Peter Forrest, another cricketer to have recently crossed the Tweed.
Henry was rightly watchful after Khawaja won the toss, treating James Pattinson and Peter Siddle with the respect they deserve.
The left-hander formed a 164-run partnership with Marnus Labuschagne, who fell for 67 when Victoria took the second new ball at night.
Victoria were seemingly unhappy with the state of the scuffed ball in the 74th over, but the umpires did not change it despite multiple chips in the pink film.
Colourblind keeper Matthew Wade missed a stumping shortly after when Labuschagne was on 67, although it had no impact on the scoreboard.
Siddle was tidy but went wicketless in 16 overs, while Pattinson removed Henry with a wide ball that was edged to Glenn Maxwell at gully.
Henry was otherwise composed, although he spent the dinner break on a nervous 98.
The watchful opener reached three figures by punching a ball from Pattinson through the covers, while he slapped an impressive six back over Maxwell's head in the 71st over.
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