I think they need to completely remap the batting, have more options as to where to hit the ball and have more and more realistic shots. For example
They should have a button for a sort of punch shot that won't go to the boundary but will beat the fielder and make it easier to pick up 1s and 2s.
A loft shot that will chip the inner fielders but not necessarily go for 4.
An along the deck shot that will go for 4 if you time it right and beat the fielder.
And of course a slog shot that will be a bit harder to time but will go for six if you connect properly.
These ideas seem rather straight forward to me, i don't see why they kept the same batting controls and pretty much the same shots in all the games because it has somewhat put me off and made the game extremely dull.
oh and also shots should be able to be played off a larger range of lines and lengths, instead of having certain predictable deliveries that you can slap and others that you cannot play, for example the cover drive should be able to be played off any line from middle to outside off, and also the straight drive should be played off any line but the timing depends on whether you hit it or not.
what do you guys think? This is just the batting, surely someone at ea must have thought of these ideas