Simply didn't bother updating. Now at version 1.07 and straight drives along the ground
still seem to either be impossible to do or require such strict timing that it would be more realistic if one were using a stick against a golf ball, à la Bradman himself!
A straight drive along the ground is a fundamental cricketing shot players learn in grade school -- why is it so hard in this game?? What stick directions and buttons need to be used in order to accomplish this seemingly most arcane of cricketing shots?