One eve of the third and final cricket test between New Zealand and South Africa, neither captain seems to have let the poor Wellington weather affect their thinking.
Both Graeme Smith and Ross Taylor said they had seen multiple forecasts for the five-day contest beginning at the Basin Reserve tomorrow.
Winning the toss could prove vital in the game, but Smith said he hadn't put a lot of thought into what he would do first if he won the coin flip.
"I've received five or six different weather forecasts,'' Smith said. "So I'll just wake up tomorrow and look out the curtain and decide from there. Simple as that. You can only really go and manage what you can see in front of you tomorrow. When we arrive, we'll see the conditions and we'll make a decision.''
Smith's last tour to New Zealand was in 2004 and he said the climate was one of the more intriguing aspects of the trip.
"The weather conditions in New Zealand is one of the most challenging aspects of touring here. So my memory of the Basin, eight years ago, was the wind. That played a massive factor.''
Both sides trained indoors during the week, although the weather cleared enough this afternoon for South Africa to get on the Basin Reserve and have a gallop outside.
Taylor, who is yet to pass 50 in the series with the bat, said it was on the players to keep focused despite the grim forecasts.
"It's probably been more the mental side of it. Not being complacent and wanting to get out there and play. I guess when the weather is a bit gloomy and the rain is around it's quite easy to sit back and think it's going to be around for a while. But, as it showed today, it looked pretty gloomy this morning but the sun's come out, so that could happen during the game as well.''
Rain or showers are predicted through to Sunday, but New Zealand are hoping the forecasters are wrong and play can get underway as they look to square the series at 1-1.
