I hope the Proteas give themselves a couple of more dodgy pitches for this series against Zimbabwe.
It may not sound very professional coming from me after the complaints about the Bloemfontein track after South Africa clinched the three-match ODI series 2-0 on Wednesday night.
But the uneven bounce on the wicket gave us a bit more of a test than our northern neighbours.
And with the World Cup in England next May, I think some demons under the surface will do us the world of good ahead of the tournament.
For the likes of Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir and JP Duminy, Zimbabwe are small fish to fry.
Next they go to Australia, where they will face a bit of a steeper challenge at the end of this month and into November.
Then they are back here to face Pakistan and Sri Lanka in a period that will take them right through to April.
It sounds like a lot of cricket, but will a Proteas team ever be ready for the World Cup and win the damn thing?
I don’t want to say yes. But with the Australians in such a vulnerable state right now with ysters like Steve Smith and Dave Warner banned, who is really standing in our way?
Since Sri Lanka won the tournament in 1996, only India (in 2011) have broken the Aussies’ grip on the 50-overs trophy.
And it will take some serious preparation to get our manne ready for a big slog at the title.
One way of approaching their task is to use the T20 games to hone their management of the ball during their batting innings.
Balls are better preserved in the 50-overs game now that there is one at each end of the pitch.
And with the ball staying harder and shinier for longer in the shortest format, we have to be able to take the risks and score the runs when the pressure is on.
I almost wish that Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis don’t come back from injury too soon, so that our new manne like Aiden Markram, Christiaan Jonker and Reeza Hendricks get a proper run in the side to establish themselves.
Markram, especially, will be looking to prove something to himself after failing big time against the Aussies earlier in the year.
After scoring 1 000 Test runs against them and India on home soil last summer, he crumbled under pressure when he was given the limited-overs captaincy for half the series against Oz.
He carried that poor form to Sri Lanka, and he has to overcome his homesickness before England.
Then we have Hendricks. After finally getting his kans, he must fully show the sort of consistency that got him the call-up to the national team in the first place.
He is a full-throttle top-order batsman with the ability to score quickly all around the park.
And without the talents of AB de Villiers to fall back on now, South Africa’s next generation must kick on quickly to seize the crown.