For serene and solid William Porterfield, captaincy has been a natural progression. He has captained Ireland at all levels from Under-13 upwards. He was a part of the squad in the Under-19 World Cup in 2004 and captained Ireland A before taking over the captaincy of the senior side from Trent Johnston in 2008. So, on Ireland's red-letter day, on the eve of their first-ever Test match after being recognized by ICC as a full member team, Porterfield was ready.