Keaton Jennings must make the numbers stack up this time after being given a second chance to prove himself as a Test match opener.
Jennings knows from his accountancy studies off the pitch as well as his previous England struggles on it that it can sometimes be difficult to achieve viable statistics.
In six Tests before being dropped in favour of Mark Stoneman nine months ago, the left-hander could muster only 294 runs at an average of 24.50 despite a century on debut in Mumbai.
Against Pakistan at Headingley this week, the 25-year-old will become the first of the 12 openers tried since 2012 as Alastair Cookās partner to be given a second shot at what Jennings describes as āone of the toughest jobs in Test cricketā.
Long before he was first called up for England, Jennings began a university accountancy degree as a teenager ā and he is still working towards his graduation, between cricket assignments.
Asked if he can make a success of his Test aspirations as England bid to battle back from their nine-wicket defeat at Lordās, he said: āI suppose thatāll only be answered at the end of the week.
āYou will only get judged on the amount of runs you score.
āWith cricket, you can do everything right and things just donāt work out sometimes.
ā(But) Iām really excited for this week ā I want to play with a happy heart and a big smile on my face.ā
Jennings hopes his move from Durham to Lancashire will help him handle his return to Test cricket.
āIāve moved away to address those issues, not only technically but in my life and the way I was going about things,ā he said.
āAt the end of the week Iām sure thereāll be more talk about whether the changes have worked.
āIf there are runs on the board then great ā if not, I guess thereās more addressing to be done.ā
In a BBC interview, he made it clear he will not invite extra pressure.
He added: āI want to enjoy this week. It might be the last Test I play ā so I really want to enjoy the feeling.
āItās one of the toughest jobs in Test cricket, especially in England.
āThatās what makes Cookie one of the most valuable players around. Heās the only player to score 10,000 Test runs as an opener (Cook has 11,472), he averages 45, heās played 153 Tests on the bounce ā and thatās also why thereās been a lot of guys rotated around him.ā
Jenningsā brief is to ensure he does not become the first to be ārotatedā twice ā and to that end he will rely on relevant knowledge already acquired.
āYou try and lean on your support structure, lean on people you trust, anybody at the time that you feel is going to make a difference and pull you through that dark period,ā he said, recalling the circumstances preceding his omission last summer.
āThis is huge. I feel privileged, honoured and I hope I can make an impact.ā