First of all, I am wholeheartedly thankful to the Big Ant Studios for making such an awesome cricket franchise. I remember waiting for Ashes Cricket 2013 only to be heavily disappointed.
In Cricket Academy I have noticed that the speed of fast bowling has slowed down in animation. This makes it better to play shots without premeditation but on the other hand you can play advanced shots against fast pace bowling without problem. Since the release date of the game in consoles is on the 16th of December, will the PC release be out on 16th of January? If piracy is the reason for the delay, maybe it would be better to allow PC players to only play if they login.