There's a bit of green on the pitch, the clouds are hovering and the beautiful Bullring is getting ready for India's trial by fire.
They have been mauled in the ODI series, not a ball could be bowled in the practice game, and the South African pacemen are breathing fire.
The Indian middle-order is thoroughly inexperienced and queries about the replacement for the No. 4 slot are still going unanswered.
Despite the conditions, India haven't done too badly at the Wanderers, winning a Test here in 2006.
India will be aiming to start the post-Sachin Tendulkar era in Test cricket on a positive note but the task looks daunting as they would be up against the world's number one side.
This is India's first overseas Test in nearly two years, since their tour to Australia in 2011-12.
In 12 Tests at home thereafter, India won nine, lost two and drew one, winning series against New Zealand, Australia and West Indies.
In their last Test series versus Pakistan, played in the UAE, South Africa gave away an advantage losing the first Test and leaving a lot to be done in the second, which they duly won.
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