Wood burners are igniting into life and their smoke tails billow against the horizon as the echo of cyclone Wati shouts to be heard above the coughing, spluttering rain.

Or in other, less whimsical words, it’s getting bloody cold in New Zealand and further play, or a result at least, in the final Test is unlikely. Shame, as the Kiwi’s deserve the opportunity of wrapping the series up 3-0. A 2-1 scorecard won’t do justice to the dominance shown by the New Zealanders in this series.

There could of course be a sporting declaration a la Hanse Cronje where each side bats only once to make a game of it!