CRICKET 2007

Cricket 07 is a cricket simulation computer game from EA Sports and developed by HB Studios. It is available for Windows and PlayStation 2.

The game was released in the UK on 24 November 2006 and in Australia on 14 November 2006. The cover of Cricket 07 features England andLancashire cricketer Andrew Flintoff, and the Australian release cover pictures the Ashes urn with the Australian and English flags behind it.

Game modes

The game gives players the option of entering different international and national contests, including full seasons and tournaments.

[edit]International

World Championship: Control up to 16 international teams playing Limited Overs cricket for the World Cup trophy.

World Series: Control three to five teams playing in a day/night tournament in venues around Australia. Actually it is a parody of Commonwealth Bank Series.

Test Series: Choose two teams to contest a series of one to six Test matches.

Tour: Select a team and engage in a series of Tour, One Day, and Test matches with the host nation's teams.

[edit]Australian State

State Season: The six state sides compete over an entire season.

Pura Cup: Australia's four-day, two-innings tournament.

One Day Domestic Series: Australia's 50-over One Day competition.

KFC Twenty20 Big Bash: Australia's Twenty20 competition, where teams are divided into two pools of three.

[edit]English County

County Season: The 18 county teams play a full season of first-class cricket featuring all four competitions.

Liverpool Victoria County Championship: England's four-day, two-innings, divisional tournament.

NatWest Pro40: England's 40-over, One Day tournament between two divisions.

C&G Trophy: A Limited Overs tournament with the winners of the North and South divisions playing for the trophy.

Twenty20 Cup: England's Twenty20 competition.

[edit]The Ashes

Players can compete for The Ashes between England and Australia. The following options are available:

[edit]Ashes 2005 scenarios

Players choose a team and play out scenarios from the 2005 Ashes series. On completing challenges, players are able to watch highlights videos in the Extras section.

[edit]2005 npower Ashes series

Players choose either England or Australia and take them through all the warm up matches, ODIs and Test matches in the 2005 Ashes series.

[edit]2006-07 3 Mobile Ashes Series

Players choose either England or Australia and take them through all the warm up matches, ODIs and Test matches in the 2006-07 Ashes series. This is created as a balance in the form of an Australia-hosted tournament.