On today's scintillating episode of The Casual Mankadder, we discuss the current Australia Test summer and the fact that the red ball game should already be well underway with me watching in the Metal Cavern with beer and chilli chips, and instead it won't be until mid-December that we see that first day of the First Test. The cons pile up and we look at them all. Following that we take a dive into the whole new world of disputed catches, and how the current plethora of batters standing their ground and expecting the catch to be referred to the Third Umpire may only get worse. We discuss the possible outcomes.

All of that makes up today's episode of The Casual Mankadder, on the podcast that just wants the first day of the First Test to hurry up and get here, Thoughts from the Metal Cavern.