I’ve just played my first ODI since the patch, well my batting innings anyway. I made 273 all out from 49.5 overs (Hardest Difficulty) as my custom Wales team (Ratings almost exclusively 50-61) against a full strength England.
I’ll admit that I was a bit peeved following the changes but actually I had fallen into the habit of doing exactly what I don’t want this game to be... arcade cricket (Whacking everything to the boundary, namely on the leg side and even in Tests)! Admittedly I’d like to be able to score boundaries via more than edges/overthrows but hopefully I’ll get there. It was attritional and I had to concentrate but I was rewarded with some sort of score. That’s far more satisfying than swashbuckling 600 in 60 overs in a Test.
Obviously I haven’t bowled yet but have already played a few T20s and the game seems more competitive (Opposition bowling line consistency/field placings), more like DBC17 (Or was it 14?... maybe both) where I had some really competitive games.