Hi Tutsi
Great patch! I really like what you have done with the fielders speed and strength in combination with the slower outfield. I have by now run quite a few threes. I play on hard and I don't have a problem with either not being able to hit fours or playing balls on leg stump, so in my oppinion you don't have to look at that. I have a few other things that I would like to suggest/comment on.
I have found two problems since applying your patch. One is that randomly I get kicked out of the game. I has not happended to me before with any other patch. I doesn't happen very often but now I have to save much more to ensure my game in progress don't get messed up. The second problem is that sometimes when I flick a ball on leg side and it is almost a catch (fielder dives forward), the game just jump to the next ball without giving you an option to run or anything. I don't know if you can do anything, I just thought I should mention it.
Can you please look at making the groundshots pierce the innerfield more often, especially on the off-side. It is very annoying smashing the ball time and time again into the covers without it ever going through.
I don't know if you can do anything about it but the left hand fast bowlers keep on bowling on the leg stump and almost never bowls on middle or off to a right hand batsman, to a lefty it is fine. I have to keep on moving my batsman more to the legside to have options of hitting the ball.
Can you please see if you can do anything about a fine leg glance (front foot). With some of the other patches available you are able to get a fine leg glance every now and then which looks very realistic.
I find the advanced shots very difficult, I don't know if I am timing it wrong or not, but at the moment I don't even try it as it gets me out more often than not. With some of the other patches I was able to use it as part of my batting repertoir, so it would be nice if you can give me some advice on playing it, or make it easier in your next patch.
Can you please give the six hit shots a bit more power, especially in the 20 a side games, as it makes it very difficult in playing aggresive if you can't clear the boundary fielders every now and then.
Can you please make the off-side shots more affective (drives to cover and point/backward point and cut-shot) as they are the best shots for me in cricket and with your patch I find that I very seldom get the opportunity to use them. It is as if the bowling is much more on leg side. As I mentioned earlier, it is also very difficult to pierce the off-side field if the opportunity arrises.
So far I have mostly played 20 and 50 overs games, will next try the 5 day tests. Have a feeling your patch is best suited for them, will let you know.
Thanks for your hard work, hope you don't mind the long post.