Travis Head's has turned his loud, clear message to Test selectors into a maiden first-class double-century, smashing 223 for South Australia at the WACA.
Head finally fell just before lunch on day 2 of the Sheffield Shield clash against Western Australia, but not before putting the Redbacks in control at 7-485.
Playing in his first red-ball match since being dropped from the Test side last month, Head was all class in a knock that included 31 boundaries with one six.
The left-hander went at close to a run a ball in his 245-ball knock, after going to stumps unbeaten on 189 on Thursday in front of Test coach Justin Langer.
He then brought up his 200 early on Friday morning, sending Liam Guthrie to the gully boundary for back-to-back fours before raising his arms aloft.
The 27-year-old eventually fell when he edged Cameron Gannon (3-119) to first slip, but by then he'd well and truly made his point.
The Redbacks captain is now the Shield's leading run-scorer this summer with 678 runs at 84.75, having made two other scores above 150 before the Test series.
Head was a fixture of Australia's Test team at the start of the summer, but fell out of favour when he failed to pass 40 in three innings against India.
He would have had another chance to impress in South Africa when picked in the touring squad ahead of Matt Wade, but that Test tour was cancelled.
Hs big score came after opener Henry Hunt scored his maiden Shield hundred with 109, while Jake Lehmann is not out on 38.
