Haven’t been on here in a while, but I have been playing the game, quite a lot to be honest! Around November/December time last year nostalgia hit and I really wanted to play as England throughout the 2008-2010 period, to point I bought an Xbox 360 and cricket 2010. This didn’t work, the game was still no good, so instead I set about creating my own teams, )inc each player having the right equipment) made up of some of my own creations but largely the great stuff available to download from the academy. About 8 months on and this is my progress so far, FYI I am trying to keep things/schedules as real as possible, for example, dropping Vaughan even though he scored a ton a couple of tests before……
Test Matches:
South Africa - 3 match series, lost 0-2 (2008)
New Zealand - 2 match series, drew 1-1 (2008)
India - 2 match series, won 0-2 (2008)
West Indies - 3 match series, won 0-3 (2009)
West Indies - 2 match series, won 2-0 (2009)
Currently playing the 2009 Ashes, so of course, 5 match series against the Aussies. The DLC with Sophia Gardens came just at the right time for the first test
ODIs:
South Africa - 3 match series, lost 0-3 (2008)
New Zealand - 3 match series, won 2-1 (2008)
India - 5 match series, won 0-5 (2008)
West Indies - 3 match series, won 0-3 (2009)
T20s:
South Africa - 1 off match, lost 0-1 (2008)
New Zealand - 2 match series, won 2-0 (2008)
Australia - 3 match series, won 3-0 (2008) (series never happened but fancied it)
West Indies - 2 match series, drew 1-1 (2009)
West Indies - 3 match series, lost 1-2 (2009)
World T20 2009:
Went a bit OCD with this, I wanted two groups of 5 so I got to play a few matches (it’s not my strongest format) but the game doesn’t offer this, soooo…… I done my own draw and played them as ‘Play Now’ games and yes, for every single match. I only played mine of course, but I watched/simulated all the others, took me about a week. I done two groups of 5, play each other once, then a Super 8s, play the teams you hadn’t already, then the semis and the final. The plan was to do this even if I got knocked out, but somehow, I won it, I think I scored over 150 like twice, so I owe it to my bowling.
Total matches played/watched/simulated throughout the tournament….. 39 and I know what you’re thinking and the answer would be yes, I have the stats of all the teams/players who took part……
The aim is to play the Ashes down under in 2010 then I’ll see if I fancy carrying on, but for now, these are the teams I created, along with some of my best pictures enjoy….
England (all formats)
Australia (all formats)
Bangladesh (T20)
India (all formats)
Netherlands (T20)
New Zealand (all formats)
Pakistan (T20)
South Africa (all formats)
Sri Lanka (T20)
West Indies (all formats)
Stats are all correct as of the time as well, so it doesn’t show that Ponting has scored 13300 odd runs, instead he’s yet to reach 11,000, like when the 2009 Ashes started.
I said it had been a while, so had a lot to catch up on, so hopefully I haven’t bored anyone to death with the length of this and finally of course, thanks again to all the creators who make the game so much better. Like I said, I try and create some things, but a lot is downloaded and then adapted or just downloaded and used straight away. Whether it be play faces or logos, those true creators out there are a very much appreciated.
