The weather and wicket are the areas of concern for both the New Zealand and Sri Lankan cricketers heading into the first test in Galle today.
There has been rain over ther past couple of days and some showers are forecast for today.
What bearing that will have on the wicket and coupled with the Muttiah Muralitharan threat, the New Zealand batsman have quite a job ahead of them.
Black Caps coach Andy Moles say whoever wins the toss is likely to bat first.