if BLC had autoplay and foot selection noone would even consider EAs game. autoplay is replaced by good bowling and fielding while foot selection, once you get into the game you forget about and just get on with the game.
after playing BLC demo all day den playin the C2K5 demo for a bit it hit me just how slow and boring the C2K5 demo was. the bowler who looks like a rugby player comes in, bowls it
and the batsman suddenly goes from his batting stance to his shot without any frames inbetween unlike in BLC where the transition is very smooth. the ball is then hit to the same place as it always is with that shot, fielder runs like an idiot, gets it, picks it up, throws it while facing the other way.
some ppl may say BLC is arcadish but it just skips all dat crap that EA has inbetween balls. it does have some nice cutscenes, which you can skip and it does the job well.
while cricket 2005 may seem good at first i reckon it will become boring.
but hey im gunna be gettin the game in a few days so im willing to be prooven wrong but based on first impressions, EAs track record and my gut instinct tell me it wont be a great game