http://kotaku.com/5246361/finally-cricket-returns-to-consoles-and-pc

Been a while since we had a good, new cricket title. That may hopefully change later this year when Codemasters releases Ashes Cricket 2009 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and Wii.

Beating EA's Cricket 09 to the punch, and with new developers at the helm (Australia's Transmission Games), the game is being released to cash in on the hype surrounding this years Ashes series of matches between Australia and England, one of the world's oldest sporting contests (the first series was in 1882!).

It's fully-licensed by the International Cricket Board, so every major international team will be represented, along with 18 of the world's most notable stadiums. Players will be able to play Twenty20 games, one-dayers and test matches, while for newcomers to the sport - ie, you Americans reading this - there's an extensive tutorial mode.

Two players can fight it out online, while offline contests can accommodate up to four. All of which sounds good, but as an Australian, I'm saddened by the fact that while the game includes real commentary from real commentators (Shane Warne, Tony Greig, etc), there's no room for the great Richie Benaud.

The game will be out on 360, PS3 and PC in the summer, while the long-awaited Wii debut of the sport will be out later in the year.

bumpety bump... no one likes cricket?

I miss the brian lara games...hopefully the codemasters game will keep the same controls the EA one sucks.

I have an Indian friend who be delighted to hear this news.

I love cricket, this was the first time i had seen this.
I want to know though why was it called Brian Lara cricket everywhere else but AUS. In Aus we called it Ricky Ponting cricket, at the time it was released Ricky Ponting was probably a bigger name in world cricket... NONE THE LESS.

Should be good, the ashes should hopefully be alright as well GO THE AUSSIES :)

Cricket is f'n boring.

So is every other thing in life to others but people seem to like them...as weird as it sounds some folks actually like cricket it all boils down to opinions, if it doesn't fit yours don't bother getting involved.

FINALLY, I am really excited for this. Its been a very long time since I played a good criket game. I had Brian Lara Cricket on the 360 but it wasnt that good.

Will get this day one.

What name is bigger where your from Brian Lara or Ricky Ponting, at the time the game released i would have thought Ricky was... thats just me

Nah Ricky Ponting is bigger in Austrailia and New Zealand. In the rest of the world its Brian Lara :P