On today’s cricketing episode, Australia has completed its five match ODI series in South Africa, losing 3-2 after winning the first two matches. Despite the Australian squad being weakened by injuries it was a disappointing finish to what has been a solid opening couple of weeks. On this episode we will discuss how the missing senior players allowed the squad to show most depth, and give several of their fringe players an opportunity to shine and see if they could make it on the big stage. We also discuss the all rounders experiment, to cram as many of them into the team to have as many options available, and how that experiment appears to have fallen flat with the lack of specialist batters in the line up. And we consider what may happen in the upcoming five match series against India as we head into the World Cup. All of that and much more of my rambling thoughts on todays edition of The Casual Mankadder, right here on Thoughts From the Metal Cavern.