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EA Cricket or Brian Lara?

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  • 06-12-2009 1:31am
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    Gordon Gecko
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    Both are as disappointing as the other but I'd like to hear a fellow cricketers opinion on them.
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    TheDrog
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    The original two Brian Lara games on mega drive were superb, no one has got it right since


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    smartharsh
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    Yes Brain Lara cricket is much more realistic to play, but EA is much more fun to play.


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    Dasbo
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    Old School Brian Lara was the best...the commentators were brilliant!

    "In the air...(2minute pause)...and out!!" :D


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    TheDrog
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    You can play the first brian lara cricket online.
    http://www.thesmartass.info/play/genesis/18723/Brian+Lara+Cricket


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    kryogen
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    The two I have at home at the moment are Lara 07 and EA Cricket 04

    For pick up and play bashing I prefer Lara


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    Cremated
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    International Cricket 2010 is the only one I have played on a console,


    has anyone tried International Cricket Captain?, you can get a two day trial on the their website with the full game,

    http://www.childishthings.com ...


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    JustinDee
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    Join a cricket club and play for real.


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    riffmongous
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    JustinDee wrote: »
    Join a cricket club and play for real.

    Eh, its not so easy if you're living outside Dublin.

    I thought the Ea games were seriously flawed, certain shots were impossible to play and the bowling didn't work half the time, I thought 04 was the best of them. The Brian Lara ones are much better


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    Dozen Wicked Words
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    Brian Lara on the original Playstation was an absolute classic. Loved the commentary. There was a brilliant game on the Spectrum given away with a magazine called International cricket, loved that game.

    Oh, and joining a real club is also not feasible for people who are fat and lazy like myself.


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    JustinDee
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    riffmongous wrote: »
    Eh, its not so easy if you're living outside Dublin.
    I thought the Ea games were seriously flawed, certain shots were impossible to play and the bowling didn't work half the time, I thought 04 was the best of them. The Brian Lara ones are much better
    For one, if you're in Kilkenny as your location says, it would be.


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    Dozen Wicked Words
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    JustinDee wrote: »
    For one, if you're in Kilkenny as your location says, it would be.

    Actually think the Cricket team had a float at the Paddies Day Parade in Kilkenny last year. Lot of lads from Bangladesh but they looked a right laugh, and my kids got to see some cricket (albeit on the back of a lorry) live!


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    JustinDee
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    dooferoaks wrote: »
    Actually think the Cricket team had a float at the Paddies Day Parade in Kilkenny last year. Lot of lads from Bangladesh but they looked a right laugh, and my kids got to see some cricket (albeit on the back of a lorry) live!
    Think they're in Thomastown if I remember correctly.


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    riffmongous
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    JustinDee wrote: »
    Think they're in Thomastown if I remember correctly.

    Mount Juliet is the team outside Thomastown, I don't think the Bangladeshi team in Kilkenny play competitively,at least I've never heard of them doing it. And yeah I tried playing in Mount Juliet but since I don't have a car it involved thumbing my way to Thomastown, then walking a few miles out to Mount Juliet with gear and then trying to arrrange a lift home, not the ideal way to spend a Sunday (and the same for trainings). Its a big difference from hopping on the DART to Sandymount and walking the 5 minutes it takes to get to Pembroke or Merrion


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