On today's edition of The Almanack Report, the first ever BBL Draft occurred on Sunday, and despite the overtures of the presenters and commentators, did it really live up to the glamour and glitz that was promised? We discuss the outcome of the evening, and in particular how it affects the media rights holders who have pushed so hard to inject big name internationals into the tournament, only to have the eight BBL clubs renege on it and make it more about what suits their roster rather than Channel 7's TV coverage.

As well as this, we take an overview of the 2nd ODI between Australia and Zimbabwe, a discussion that lasts almost as long as the match did, and try to dissect any talking points that we can from a match that lasted just 42 overs.

That's what is the discussion points on today's episode of The Almanack Report, on the podcast that was hoping to reach Platinum status in the draft order but found itself instead in in toilet paper status, Thoughts from the Metal Cavern.