I'm all for making the game accessible to casual gamers etc.
However the reality of it is that although these casual gamers may add extra sales, chances are after a few slog fests and once the Ashes is done the majority will shelve the game.
You have to really LOVE cricket to spend hours and hours on a game grinding through a test match.
I have friends who like cricket, but they would be like Harry how bloody boring is it sitting there for 3 plus hours defending balls etc.
It's the true fans that will be the hours into the title.
Veteran and legendary have to be just that, there has to be that simulation mode.
For me last year I didn't mind the nicking off after getting thee perfects because that does happen, you get a jaffee that sometimes no matter what you do will have your name on it.
I can imagine after the xmas break this game again will come on leaps abandon bounds even more.
Genuinely have batted over 20 hours and edges it 3 times.