BAW845_Matt
School Cricketer
- Joined
- Aug 18, 2006
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Right. I've had this game for a couple of weeks now. I've read loads of posts on this forum about how to bat/bowl. I've downloaded some patches from this website (though mainly to change teams rather than the playing style).
Most of the matches I've played are Eng v USA, mostly Twenty20 because they are the only ones I can finish without throwing something at the PC. So far - after 2 weeks of playing - my record is 13-8 (and 5 of those were extras) off 20 overs. I can't hit boundries and I rarely get more than a single. The USA then knocked 14 off me in 1.3 overs.
I am on the verge of throwing it in the bin and playing Brian Lara which seems to be actually playable.
All the advice I've read on here just says "time it right" and "vary your bowling speed" and so forth. Which is all well and good but I don't know what speeds to aim for, where to bowl, when to start my shot, which one to select - ANYTHING! All I'm doing is guessing and hoping something happens. Which is basically never does.
So - please - tell me what to do. Right from the basics. What shot do I play against a ball bowled right at my feet? What balls do I defend against? How do I know which keys to press against a spinner? Anything. Because this is just getting silly now.
Most of the matches I've played are Eng v USA, mostly Twenty20 because they are the only ones I can finish without throwing something at the PC. So far - after 2 weeks of playing - my record is 13-8 (and 5 of those were extras) off 20 overs. I can't hit boundries and I rarely get more than a single. The USA then knocked 14 off me in 1.3 overs.
I am on the verge of throwing it in the bin and playing Brian Lara which seems to be actually playable.
All the advice I've read on here just says "time it right" and "vary your bowling speed" and so forth. Which is all well and good but I don't know what speeds to aim for, where to bowl, when to start my shot, which one to select - ANYTHING! All I'm doing is guessing and hoping something happens. Which is basically never does.
So - please - tell me what to do. Right from the basics. What shot do I play against a ball bowled right at my feet? What balls do I defend against? How do I know which keys to press against a spinner? Anything. Because this is just getting silly now.