I have played every cricket game since Graham Gooch's way back. Shane Warne 99 has been the pinnacle of all cricket games and Codemasters obviously understood how cricket was played and what a gamer wanted in a cricket game (EA gave a nice edition in cricket 07).
Ross and the team at Big Ant have been giving us some enjoyable games with the Don Bradman series so far especially the career mode and I have thoroughly enjoyed playing a series that had a team behind it who listened to the gamers and understood the game of cricket.
Ashes Cricket is an incredible and massive step up from past cricket games. In fact I am going to be bold and say I have that same feeling I had when playing Shane Warne 99. The animations and graphics are beautiful in this game and the instant replay is constantly being viewed. All the FIFA and Madden comparisons are getting old. There is so much to like about this game. Now my son's have grown up I can once again sit back and enjoy playing a cricket game that rivals Shane Warne 99 and play the game without going on about my past experiences . Also my boys can finally say shut up dad that's old news now. Well done Big Ant, I am super impressed and it can only go upwards from here. 9/10