Brian Lara on EA is considered the gold standard for cricket games, if I remember right.
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:25 (seventeen years ago)
hahaha yes there are actually, Brian Lara Cricket has been a profitable series and EA Cricket has also had its moments (especially in '07)...I've only ever played BLC and it's probably about right for a beginner, good fun, doesn't require too much thought, very lucid about its gameplay.
there's also a cricket management sim, International Cricket Captain, but that's only really for ultras
lol @ Neil confusing EA and BLC
― This is the day when fisticuffs happened everywhere (country matters), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:29 (seventeen years ago)
EA's heyday was '05 btw, I got that wrong
lol i have gotten into Football Manager, but cricket simming is too next level for me rn
― boner state university (cankles), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:30 (seventeen years ago)
maybe even '04, Metacritic is giving me conflicting signals here
lol xp true say, i wdnt expect anyone to cricket sim apart from total nuts like myself, and even i don't cricket sim no more
― This is the day when fisticuffs happened everywhere (country matters), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:31 (seventeen years ago)
basically, give BLC a go, it's the clearest, funnest and most arcadey of all the respectable ones
― This is the day when fisticuffs happened everywhere (country matters), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:32 (seventeen years ago)
Yeah you got me! I assumed EA's franchise was Brian Lara, like Madden for American Football.
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:35 (seventeen years ago)
is Madden available over there? i'll use that as my barometer of whether or not there's a NA vers of cricket games
― boner state university (cankles), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:40 (seventeen years ago)
yeah Madden's available here, I know a few ppl who play it
this Coach Stilo thing is pretty entertaining fwiw
― This is the day when fisticuffs happened everywhere (country matters), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:44 (seventeen years ago)
240 to win from 66 overs. In other words, Windies will be playing for a draw.
― Free the Northampton 1 (Tom D.), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:45 (seventeen years ago)
So much for tempting them with the prospect of a win.
― Free the Northampton 1 (Tom D.), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:46 (seventeen years ago)
xp I was playing Madden '94 on the SNES, back in the day.
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:46 (seventeen years ago)
Tom it doesnt make a difference, the WI will not be bowled out no matter how much the WI are set.
― Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:48 (seventeen years ago)
there was no sense in handing them an easy win, thats all it would have done.
― Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:49 (seventeen years ago)
So play long enough for KP to improve his batting average then?
― Free the Northampton 1 (Tom D.), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:49 (seventeen years ago)
10 wickets wont have fallen even in 200 overs
― Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:50 (seventeen years ago)
why did you want england to hand the WI an easy win? the series hasnt been lost in this game
Yes, well done, England, excellent loss of a series there, you can hold your heads up high and no mistake
― Free the Northampton 1 (Tom D.), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:51 (seventeen years ago)
Englands collapse came in this series when defending btw. so the whole dangle a carrot thing is the only way to win is bullshit. It's to bowl well and create pressure. There cant be any pressure if the batsmen are given an easy target as a "carrot". its fucking stupid talk.
― Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:53 (seventeen years ago)
Losers
― Free the Northampton 1 (Tom D.), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:55 (seventeen years ago)
Anyway, let's look forward to the Ashes, that should be laugh
― Free the Northampton 1 (Tom D.), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:57 (seventeen years ago)
here we go
― This is the day when fisticuffs happened everywhere (country matters), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 17:10 (seventeen years ago)
2 down already!
― jel --, Tuesday, 10 March 2009 17:30 (seventeen years ago)
Get one of Sarwan or Chanderpaul and we have a real chance.
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 17:31 (seventeen years ago)
Chanderpaul is like a wall though, he'll make 26 not out of 134 balls :(
― jel --, Tuesday, 10 March 2009 17:32 (seventeen years ago)
Needs a bit of the old chin music IMO.
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 17:33 (seventeen years ago)
ohh i think sarwan is out
― Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 17:48 (seventeen years ago)
I LOVE THE REFERRAL SYSTEM
― This is the day when fisticuffs happened everywhere (country matters), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 17:48 (seventeen years ago)
oh wait
― This is the day when fisticuffs happened everywhere (country matters), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 17:49 (seventeen years ago)
not out. wrong decision. hawk-eye says it was out. why arent they using hawk-eye?
― Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 17:49 (seventeen years ago)
the system is flawed there
ok i'm gettin mah gun
Referral sucks
― Free the Northampton 1 (Tom D.), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 18:01 (seventeen years ago)
ooh
― Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 18:04 (seventeen years ago)
unfortunately chanderpaul is to come
― Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 18:05 (seventeen years ago)
they might wobble if he went early, but you wouldnt be surprised if he batted out the day for a comfy draw
HATE referral, LOVE Swann
― This is the day when fisticuffs happened everywhere (country matters), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 18:05 (seventeen years ago)
argh
― Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 18:07 (seventeen years ago)
didnt carry
damn thats the pivotal moment in the game :(
oh fuck
― This is the day when fisticuffs happened everywhere (country matters), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 18:07 (seventeen years ago)
if he had went 1st ball WI woulda collapsed like a deck of cards
― Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 18:08 (seventeen years ago)
looks like a draw
― Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 18:40 (seventeen years ago)
come the fuck on
― This is the day when fisticuffs happened everywhere (country matters), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 19:32 (seventeen years ago)
need another 2 quick then it could go to last over and everyone gets to moan about running out of time etc
― Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 19:39 (seventeen years ago)
ppl keep going on about the last time how england had ran out of time. but in reality they had 10 overs at the last partnership which should have been plenty of time. Doubt very much 9 will be down with 10 wkts remaining this time.
― Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 19:42 (seventeen years ago)
nasser hussain got us that wicket
― This is the day when fisticuffs happened everywhere (country matters), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 20:00 (seventeen years ago)
also umpiring karma
referring it...
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 20:22 (seventeen years ago)
Not going to be given :-(
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 20:23 (seventeen years ago)