How are you going in Ashes Cricket 2009?

[99 Not Out]

Ok Mate. KUTGW

 

[ElvisMixer]

Haven't had the game for long but lovin' every minute.
It's a fun game to play and get involved in, helps me to relax.

Playing on the "easy" level;
Got Zimbabwe all out for 53, Anderson taking 6 for 20.
In reply I'm 205 for 2 at close of play, Strauss 98 not out.

Cheers!

 

[barmyarmy]

Won the third Ashes test by 10 wickets. Am scoring at 15 rpo and have got them down to about 4 rpo. I'll probably reduce the abilities before playing the 4th test.
Best thing about these figures are that I've worked out how to bowl spinners for wickets and economically. Swann 5 wickets (more if the middle order hadn't run themselves out and I wasn't saving) and an economy of 2.73. Best bit was frustrating Hughes and Haddin who were playing and missing, edging etc.

 

[jamershepp]

I started an ashes series today, really enjoyabe but just way to easy, could be a one off tho as i have never had such an easy test.

It was first test at cardiff on hard, started very good with strauss and cook making a partnership of 169 before losing strauss just 5 away from his century, shorty after cook went on 82 which is not bad either, so at this point i was very happy. Im not going to go into massive detail on every batsmen score, but pietersen was out on 104 and collingwood made a massive 220 as he dominated with the bat for most of the day.

I came up to the 690 odd mark by the end of the day for 8, before this i was thinking of declaring as i didnt believe they would come close, but i stuck the day out as i was still on day 1. As morning of day 2 approached i began to slog and lost a wicket and made only 19 more runs and was 709 for 9 and decided to declare and began to bowl and had a slow start, they gained 60 odd runs before i picked up my first wicket. They finished there 1st innings on a small early 200s to my pleasing but also to my disgust, swann picking up 5 wickets as i had no fun with the fast bowlers.

It then came to my decision whether to enforce the folow on or not, and as i was leading by a big 500 odd still of course i did and i began to bowl once again and had them all out for just 160 odd around lol. I won the match by 300 odd runs and an innings my biggest win yet a thrashing. Graeme swann picked up 6 wickets this time, the day 2 pitch really showing effect as i had no hope with the fast bowlers once again.

Few positives out of the match tho i was abe to get an lbw and work out how to get them and had a few appeals leading up to the one i got and i have now figured out how to get lbws, also i was able to stop stupid runouts there was none, one on my innings tho lol.

 

[jkartik]

scored 183/2 in a 10 Over ODI against england on HARD.

then their reply was an excellent 2/0 in 2 overs....may be the AI mistook the
TEST pacing files as ODI ??

 

[99 Not Out]

lol You should either put difficulty up or stop slogging :laugh

 

[stevo1]

Murali Kartik, do you think that if you lowered the abilities of your players that batting may be a bit more difficult??

 

[jkartik]

Murali Kartik, do you think that if you lowered the abilities of your players that batting may be a bit more difficult??

hmmm......i'll try playing as bangladesh.....may be that'll confirm your theory !

 

[jkartik]

this isnt a pleasant sight now is it.......
now, i wont be surprised if i get accused of :-

1) playing on EASY mode
2) Saving the game and reloading it after a wicket.

 

[Noodle]

I'm playing an Ashes series on Standard and one the first test by over a 1,000 runs. Second Test I bowled them out for 152 and am now 800 for 3 with Bopara on 410. It's a shame the fielding side doesn't doesn't seem to react to your style of play as you can rack up huge scores with no risk by just playing the same shot over and over again. As long as you aim in the gaps even if you mistime the shot in the air you never get caught.

 

[kersnort]

Playing a 3 test series between India and South Africa

I bowled out South Africa for 140 in 37 overs, and I just got bowled out for 214 in 56 overs

 

[jkartik]

Playing a 3 test series between India and South Africa

I bowled out South Africa for 140 in 37 overs, and I just got bowled out for 214 in 56 overs

it took you 56 overs to reach 214 ?? thats like 3.8 RPO

have you started playing the game only recently ??

 

[chaitanyaraghav]

it took you 56 overs to reach 214 ?? thats like 3.8 RPO

have you started playing the game only recently ??

i average around 5 runs per over in a test match on hard and that too if my mind is completely set for a test match.I leave a lot of balls and punish only the bad balls.i have to admit that its way too difficult to control myself.Once i start getting to that slog mode, i quit the test match and fire up a T20.Shame that it has to be this way:doh

 

[barmyarmy]

Took a hattrick online with Swann but it didn't unlock the achievement...
Also managed to score at 15 rpo offline in a T20 on hard which is unlike me. Batting definitely easier than in 2007 for me.

 

[kersnort]

it took you 56 overs to reach 214 ?? thats like 3.8 RPO

have you started playing the game only recently ??

Not really, I just played really defensively on hard mode