 Ben Harmison and Stuart Broad both have famous relatives |
Steve Harmison pulled Brett Lee for six at Edgbaston on Thursday then followed it up with a straight drive, worthy of a number three batsman.
Meanwhile, his brother Ben, a number three batsman, turned round to his England Under-19 team-mates in the pavilion at Shenley and smirked.
It was the look of a proud sibling, one that was not lost on a team that is unusually highly populated by brothers and sons from the latest generation of cricketing dynasties.
As well as Harmison, who was performing 12th man duties in England's first Under-19 Test against Sri Lanka, there was Adam Harrison, the brother of Glamorgan fast bowler David.
Moeen Ali, the brother of Gloucestershire batsman Kadeer and cousin of England one-day bowler Kabir proved captivating in the middle order with a languid 74.
And Stuart Broad, a lanky 6ft 5in medium-fast bowler, kept the pressure up with a heartening display of disciplined bowling
He pitched the ball time and again in the much-discussed "corridor of uncertainty".
 |  If I ask Dad for advice, he is happy to give it but he has never been pushy |
Broad is the 19-year-old son of the former England opening batsman Chris, who played 25 Tests and was one of the last England team to win the Ashes - in 1986.
Until last year he had followed in his father's footsteps by opening the batting for his school Oakham and for the Leicestershire youth sides he has represented since he was 10.
But last season, because of pressure on batting places, he focused harder on his bowling, with encouraging results.
This shift had nothing to do, he says, with the comparisons that people inevitably draw when the son of a famous father starts to make his mark.
For Liam Botham, the burden of being the son of Ian proved too onerous and, despite his undoubted cricketing talents, he left Hampshire to pursue a career in rugby.
But Broad, who has inherited a line in strong opinions from his forthright father, is already 100% committed to cricket.
And he is prepared for the sacrifices and pressures that go with making it to the top.
"I suppose its quite good that I am mainly a bowler because there is less opportunity for people to say, 'Your dad played more off his hips, so why don't you?'" he observes.
"But I have never felt any pressure and I don't think that it really matters.
"I know I have to work hard to fulfil my ambitions, just like everyone else who aims to play for England."
Broad's life has been consumed by cricket.
When his father played at Nottinghamshire and Gloucestershire, he recalls spending time in the dressing rooms and playing on the outfield with the sons of Tim Robinson and Phil Bainbridge.
For as long as he can remember, he wanted to play cricket, and his father has been a major influence.
But it is his coaches at Oakham - Frank Hayes, the former England and Lancashire batsman and David Steele, of England and Northamptonshire fame - who have shaped his game.
"Dad has been around the game and has a lot of experience, having enjoyed highs and lows at every level.
"If I ask him for advice, he is happy to give it but he has never been pushy. His main advice is that I enjoy myself - and I do."
MMIX
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