You can have pyjama-based fun in one-day (or night) games there's a World Cup and a World Series (unfortunately you have to have Australia in that because it's theirs) and there are Tests, Test Series and even an entire Test year. The Spice Of Lifeįor a start there's just about every variety of cricket imaginable.
And even more of a surprise to see that it's been worth the effort. Which makes it quite a surprise to see how hard Codemasters have tried withīrian Lara Cricket. So, anyway, this should mean that if you wanted to make a cricket game, you wouldn't think you'd have to try very hard to impress people. And that's it (unless you count Robin Smith's Cricket, which appeared on our desks one Godforsaken morning about six years ago and was so primitive in appearance we thought it was the potential basis of an antibiotic.
Basically, there's been EA Cricket and International Cricket Captain. With the eyes staring up at you and everything.Ī) the less than fast-paced action of the average cricket match,Īnd b) the less than stunning array of cricket games available up to now.
Let's face it, for most people a cricket game on the PC is a prospect about as appealing as witnessing a three-way sex session between Robin Cook, Vanessa Feltz and Jimmy Saville.
