International cricket captain 2010

[Anmol]

Let us talk about ICC 2010 in this thread. Let us make ICC 2010 the best ever ICC version. Tell us what do you want or what do you not want in ICC 2010 ?

Let us promise to make ICC 2010 the finest, the best and the most enjoyable game ever. Give your views, suggestions and every input you can give.

[shawndx]

In icc 10 i would want a complete overhaul and improved gameplay features such as :-

-IPL
-the champions league
-maybe even a 2012 Olympics cricket cup
-to be able to create your series such as triangular tournaments
-much more in-depth stats
-more focus on associate teams i.e-ireland and holland
-Under 19 World Cups and Series
-maybe even a womens cricket part of the game
-a more detailed coach and physio section,it is very dated and rather pointless,there
needs to be more emphasis on the team coaching
-player morales i.e. Andrew Strauss Morale-82 % Morale could increase or decrease by a series win or defeat,morale would improve considerably if a team wins a major cup and if the players batting/bowling form is bad then the morale rating should be at least 60 % or less,there could also be a total team morale section and by adding up and dividing the 11 guys confidence rating

I might be asking for a lot but since 2010 is a start of a new decade,we need a new era in ICC and since Childish Things are now more independent they have a chance to make history and totally change the rather dated game to 1 kick-ass 2010 edition with more flexibility,all us ICC fans are tired of hearing that various ideas are 'in the pipeline' CMON lads you can do it !

[siddle]

ill say a old one but australian state cricket

[Sureshot]

Let us get 2009 out first :D

There'll be a 2010 sub-forum a couple of months after 2009 has been released.

[nathanbrooks]

Sureshot, Agreed

[Irishdave]

For the ICC 2010 version

- More competitive leagues from the test playing nations

- IPL

- Licensing for player faces and Club kits and sponsors within the game (even if this meant the game was £40)

- Minor nations included as well as their competitions

- Better training system for players even if it meant that skills where given names or numbers (like Football Manager for example)

- Better user interface as the font and screen styles are fairly poor and basic

Those are just a few things I reckon would improve the game

[Themer]

Although this game has been released for next year if the game could get the Domestic Leagues of Australia, New Zealand and possibly India it would significantly improve the amounts of number buying this game.

The game needs to introduce something akin to a Board of Directors at what every County your at whom give you certain criteria to meet such as win league finish higher than a certain position ect.

Something more related to off the field content with perhaps Morale which could affect players morale which would relate to the amount of games they play and how the clubs going in general.

There should be some sort of "Youth" league in which youth team players can play in and related to this there could be an Under 19 side for every county which play in this league.

Although it isn't strictly a captain's job you should be able to on international level have some sort of say of how many games are played in a tour because later on some teams will progressively become worst and other better but you still only play the amount that they played on tour in real life the last time.

Bowlers should be able to progress in terms of pace as they grow and then fade. Bowlers can start off at RFM quicken up to RMF during their prime before fading again back to RFM and if they play for until they are really quite old say 35 drop to even RM.

An area of the game that should be improved is the AI's use of Allrounders they just don't on a whole get bowled enough or picked enough.

We should be able to pick centrally contracted players and choose to rest them.

I know there's quite a bit there but if a few of these could be added it would improve the game somewhat.

[qaisfarooq]

Id like to see some of the following amendments:

1. Graphics - if they cant be bettered / smoothened out then they should revert to the old graphics, i kinda liked it better then... right now, boundaries appear too small, spinners take way too much time to come to the popping crease and bowl.... batsman shots sometimes look odd... run outs only happening via direct hits...

2. Intro of other tournaments - i think someone mentioned this right at the top.

3. If captaining an international side, maybe the option of inviting teams for series rather than having the same old calendar...

4. Additional attributes for players i.e. preferred fielding position, fielding stats etc...

5. A toggle / option to advise the batsman to hit arial shots as much as possible... Same thing for bowlers, maybe i want to keep bouncing a tailender.. or keep yorking him....

6. what about morale, players left out of the squad or not performing - reduction in morale (not form)...

7. rain in ODI's and the D/L system... havent seen this so far...

8. A little more detail i.e. pitch deterioration after rain or on the fourth day of a test match....

9. The ability to host an online tournament or league with your friends and other gamers... Kinda have to do it manually right now :P

10. Recruiting scouts and sending them to different parts of the country to scout youth players...

11. Intro of tournaments like the super series.... i.e. the world cup winners face off the rest of the world in a 3 match odi series...

[mailman]

Graphics:

Improve the game play graphics...have a look on youtube for batters looking like donkeys after being yorked and things like that. Shouldnt really be that hard to do?

Also, lets see the bowlers and fielders enjoying a wicket being taken, especially if its one of your best players (again, surely not that hard to code in to the game aye?).

Anyway, these improvements would improve overall game play I reckon.

Database:

Mate...make this useful! As you would only be trawling through a database, surely it cant be that hard to make that database searchable along the lines of what we have over at cricinfo.com?

Otherwise, bring on the 2010 forum! :)

Mailman

[goldfan]

Make retired hurt less common.

[the_trademarc]

Make retired hurt less common.

With retired hurt, I'd like to see the batsmen, on some occasions, able to continue batting, or coming in at a later stage in the innings, or maybe be able to bat in the 2nd innings. I'm sure this can be incorporated into ICC2010

[khiladi07]

Well there are lots of suggestions made already and i agree with almost all of those suggestions...the one i want to make is

-There should be something like this that when we give technique coaching to a Youth player like Defensive shots....there should be a suggestion or recommendation that how many days it will take .... like 50days or 40 ..or watever...

[Andy99]

More leagues.
Australia state league and West Indies.
Also being able to control your youth academy/team and select when to promote them to the first team.

[hazzac]

Retired hurt is a big plus in this game and i hope it stays :D
This is the first ICC game i have played and thought it was a success

Maybe for the 2010
-IPL (defiantly have to have it)
-More rain in ODIs
-Maybe some skills- example Ricky Ponting 90% offside batting
-Include other state cricket not just county from England
-Some players get overrated some sort of underate them a bit

Any more ideas

[the_trademarc]

Retired hurt is a big plus in this game and i hope it stays :D
This is the first ICC game i have played and thought it was a success

Maybe for the 2010
-IPL (defiantly have to have it)
-More rain in ODIs
-Maybe some skills- example Ricky Ponting 90% offside batting
-Include other state cricket not just county from England
-Some players get overrated some sort of underate them a bit

Any more ideas

IPL I think will be very difficult to implement, mainly because of corporate copyright issues. (ie. Use of team names etc.) Also, the engine to create a draft system, whilst do-able, may be a little too complex to be done in one year. Maybe a gradual introduction of it, although personally, 20/20 is overrated and won't last the journey, so I wouldn't be worrying too much about the franchise leagues that are only set up to make money and not play cricket.

Rain in ODI's I think is non-existent because once again legal issues with using D/L method. Also incorporating it into the game would be greatly difficult, so I wouldn't be pushing for it so much.

The skills are hidden behind the database, and as coach, you need to identify who is strong where and train/play for that. Having these facts statistically available may be good, but it may reduce the concept of the game somewhat, which is its unlimited gameplay.

I believe they are trying to introduce the Australian domestic (or looking to at least) into 2010, but once more, there are a few legal issues to get around.

The player ratings are just another intricacy of the game. Some players will be better than expected and vice versa. A lot of people have said J Clare from Derby has been too good, but for me, he hasn't done much at all in any save I've played, so it does vary from save to save, but not by too much

[hazzac]

IPL I think will be very difficult to implement, mainly because of corporate copyright issues. (ie. Use of team names etc.) Also, the engine to create a draft system, whilst do-able, may be a little too complex to be done in one year. Maybe a gradual introduction of it, although personally, 20/20 is overrated and won't last the journey, so I wouldn't be worrying too much about the franchise leagues that are only set up to make money and not play cricket.

Rain in ODI's I think is non-existent because once again legal issues with using D/L method. Also incorporating it into the game would be greatly difficult, so I wouldn't be pushing for it so much.

The skills are hidden behind the database, and as coach, you need to identify who is strong where and train/play for that. Having these facts statistically available may be good, but it may reduce the concept of the game somewhat, which is its unlimited gameplay.

I believe they are trying to introduce the Australian domestic (or looking to at least) into 2010, but once more, there are a few legal issues to get around.

The player ratings are just another intricacy of the game. Some players will be better than expected and vice versa. A lot of people have said J Clare from Derby has been too good, but for me, he hasn't done much at all in any save I've played, so it does vary from save to save, but not by too much

Yeah it just come down to if the makers want to spend enough money to get the legal issues and produce them:confused:

[Sureshot]

Almost always can rather than want when dealing with licenses. Especially ones for the IPL which would probably be super-inflated.

[stanley_1994]

I would like to see clash between international teams in icc 2010 online

[patrickF690]

online play will be deadly if there is more domestic leagues like aus or india

[Johncladio]

The leagues from all nations need to be included.That will be fun.

[Johncladio]

Almost always can rather than want when dealing with licenses. Especially ones for the IPL which would probably be super-inflated.
Gamemakers have more assured of IPL

[the_trademarc]

Gamemakers have more assured of IPL

Where did you read that?

[Johncladio]

I had read that on this forum itself.

[Imager36]

I had read that on this forum itself.

Care to give a link? I can't remember that one...

[Sureshot]

No we haven't. :)

[qaisfarooq]

it would be brilliant though... if cricketcoach can have it why cant we... icc is a far superior game in every aspect... by the way, i have to take my words back re the graphics of icc 09...

early on i had mentioned that the graphics were not that great and id love to move back to the old version... after playing this for a few days and understanding the depth of detail covered (with the precise bowling lines and how your own field placings works, the wonderful strokeplay of batsman, spinning, seaoming, swinging deliveries)... i can now say that this is by far the better version...

SO WELL DONE TO ALL DEVELOPERS!!!!!!!

[Sureshot]

Can't remember what they call it, but they don't call it the IPL.

[patrickF690]

how about a icc 2010 feature request page so people can discuss what they want on icc 10 properly just an idea

[Imager36]

They call it the ISL, the Indian Super League, and as far as I can tell there have been quite a few bugs in it, as has Simon Katich (apparently at one point he cloned himself and took over every slot in your team :p)

[patrickF690]

well icc could just do that give it a differnt name

[the_trademarc]

how about a icc 2010 feature request page so people can discuss what they want on icc 10 properly just an idea

There's a few running around already, but Sureshot has said on a few occasions, they're still on 09, and when the time comes to start developing 2010 I'm sure they'll open an official thread

[the_trademarc]

well icc could just do that give it a differnt name

But doesn't that show desperation to introduce passing fads as opposed to reflecting real life as much as possible?
I think a more interesting aspect to work on is perhaps introducing the World 20/20 (not that I support it) every two years, and also, the Champions Trophy?
Never seen that in ICC.

[Boi]

An option that lets you tell the batsmen which areas to hit shots.

[stanley_1994]

An option that lets you tell the batsmen which areas to hit shots.

That cannot happen since batsman will decide himself the appropriate shots to play against each delivery.If we had to decide which shots to play then there will be no difference between cricket game created by EA Sports and by childishthings,where we will have to manually play each batsman.

[Boi]

An option for Retired out. This could be useful when we are playing tour matches and need to give other batsmen a chance to bat.

[zeduck]

The % of tour matches is a tiny fraction of all the matches you will ever play.. just stick your batsmen on full agression and he may get out :P

[mclaren007]

i think average test match per season is around 14

but odi are just 20 ??

it should be atleast 27-30

what about boycott by players in wi & zim thats rare but that happens

probably introducing minnow team & their qualify tournaments & roas to test status

there are not much stats about strike rates & captaincy records ,youngest player ,odi caps, test caps

[qaisfarooq]

it may not be feasible to have a batsman select which area he intends to target... but how about providing a toggle/button where you can instruct batsman to hit in the air as much as possible, to take advantage of fielding restrictions specifically...

re bowlers, how about having the option to repeatedly bounce a batsman or repeatedly have a bowler try and bowl yorkers (at the end of an innings)... how often a bowler gets that right obviously depends on his rating / skill...

[the_trademarc]

re bowlers, how about having the option to repeatedly bounce a batsman or repeatedly have a bowler try and bowl yorkers (at the end of an innings)... how often a bowler gets that right obviously depends on his rating / skill...

I like it as a possible bowling line/length option.
And you can perhaps add a training option for this sort of bowling.

I think this is a very valid and feasible idea. Good work!

[the_trademarc]

Also what about having a fluctuating 'in' level? That is, a batsman's 'in' or 'confidence' level is altered/decreased when he is beaten repeatedly, or if subjected to a series of short pitched bowling. Or even if he is out of form, maybe take him a little longer to get 'in' and into his innings?

[killakerr]

I think we should be able to take jobs at another county or be sacked, It would make you try and win more

An online County Champ would be good as well

[morgieb]

IPL & other domestic comps. A Team tours. More filters in databases. An editor.

[chappers]

i know some of these have been said but my wishlist for 2010 would be -

more leagues (aus/inda etc)
more international teams - example the minor nations still compete against each other. why not include them and have the chance to develop them into stronger teams
maybe have a page which show world record scores or performances etc i know there is already a page for this but there is potentially so much more to add (i know that sounds confusing probably)
more manger elements (hirings/firings able to move teams etc)
it may sound a simple one but i would love to see ground names (ie playing matches at lords)
maybe (to tie in with manager element) have an assistant who can advise you on club matters

i have more but those are the main ones that i can think of for now

[the_trademarc]

i know some of these have been said but my wishlist for 2010 would be -

more leagues (aus/inda etc)
more international teams - example the minor nations still compete against each other. why not include them and have the chance to develop them into stronger teams
maybe have a page which show world record scores or performances etc i know there is already a page for this but there is potentially so much more to add (i know that sounds confusing probably)
more manger elements (hirings/firings able to move teams etc)
it may sound a simple one but i would love to see ground names (ie playing matches at lords)
maybe (to tie in with manager element) have an assistant who can advise you on club matters

i have more but those are the main ones that i can think of for now

Leagues- being worked, not guranteed
More Int Teams- too difficult to create FC databases for the likes of Kenya, Ireland, UAE, etc. There is not enough known about the quality of the lower level to replicate a good regen engine for these teams.
Statistics- can never have too much. I'm sure they will look into adding further pages
Manager Elements- maybe, but how often do we get mid-year sackings? Short Term contracts may be good, but I'm not sure how it will be incorporated into the current engine.
Ground Names- comes back to legal rights. ICC do not have the rights to use the names of the grounds, so I don't think we will see this in the near future.
Which is disappointing because it was in previous versions, but thats life now; everything has legal ramifications

[Graham_5000]

I think there needs to be the option to have the keeper standing up to medium pacers.

There need to be more batting options e.g. strike rotation - keeping singles ticking instead of trying to hit 4s. charging down the pitch to spinners as an option or against quicks in one dayers and 20/20. Batting is too one dimensional in the 4/5 day game; just gradually increase aggression as players settle - more can be added to this part of the game.

There is a degree of skill in bowling - editing fields, line and length etc. Think there needs to be the option to bowl the odd variation ball (cutters, slower balls, different types of swing etc). The ability of the bowler could determine the success of this.

[qaisfarooq]

not sure if this is the case, but i have not seen anything regarding statistics for a particular series - re internationals... i mean we have cumulative details of players for all matches played during the year...

i would like to know how a particular player performed during a particular series in order to decide if i want to pick him for a future tour... right now, all we do is refer to cumulative stats played for the year which does not give us the right picture...

[Andy99]

Apart from more leagues, there should also be:
1)The ability to play full game without choosing a single national team. It should the various countries at the end of the season call you(like it say Australia, India and West Indies are all interested in hiring you for your services, take your pick or not).
2)You should be able to see a player's ability.(Like batting - Aggressive - 87, Defence - 95)(and bowling - Spin - 88, Accuracy - 75). You know those sorts of things and when a player's is coached and his ability points should go up.
3)The ability to coach players and make them add to their repertoire. Like consistently coaching a specialist bastman to bowl spin and after time he should turn into an allrounder. Same with a specialist bowler.

[StanH]

I realize this is a silly and small thing. But why can the graphic's not show the wicket keeper and fiielders with caps or hats? Its a small thing but it adds to the realism. I wrote the same thing many years ago when the game first came out and it has not yet been explained...is this a technical issue or simply an oversight?

[chappers]

one thing about the minor national teams, i fully understand the point that was made but at very least the option to play as ireland/scotland etc in the world cup (t20 and odi), maybe not in the main game but in the seperate world cup game modes it would be quite fun to try and cause a shock etc

[khiladi07]

Apart from more leagues, there should also be:
1)The ability to play full game without choosing a single national team. It should the various countries at the end of the season call you(like it say Australia, India and West Indies are all interested in hiring you for your services, take your pick or not).
2)You should be able to see a player's ability.(Like batting - Aggressive - 87, Defence - 95)(and bowling - Spin - 88, Accuracy - 75). You know those sorts of things and when a player's is coached and his ability points should go up.
3)The ability to coach players and make them add to their repertoire. Like consistently coaching a specialist bastman to bowl spin and after time he should turn into an allrounder. Same with a specialist bowler.



WOWW:eek: Excellent points :D:D:D

[Imager36]

Apart from more leagues, there should also be:
1)The ability to play full game without choosing a single national team. It should the various countries at the end of the season call you(like it say Australia, India and West Indies are all interested in hiring you for your services, take your pick or not).
2)You should be able to see a player's ability.(Like batting - Aggressive - 87, Defence - 95)(and bowling - Spin - 88, Accuracy - 75). You know those sorts of things and when a player's is coached and his ability points should go up.
3)The ability to coach players and make them add to their repertoire. Like consistently coaching a specialist bastman to bowl spin and after time he should turn into an allrounder. Same with a specialist bowler.

With you with both 1 and 3... but I don't agree with 2.

As said before, you can't see numbers about a guy in real cricket, and you would only really need a squad of 15 if you had this. In game, (I would presume) the difference between the two sets of points (not displayed, like aggressive/defensive) is shown (in a way similar to concatenate on a spreadsheet) as a sentence from which you can decipher his preference without the game actually telling you how good he is.

[khiladi07]

^^well his 2nd point also seems good... it doent matter...after all its a game ...it sounds fun:D:p

[Imager36]

I suppose, but for a lot of us, we'd prefer not to see statistics like this, there are very few positive points to support them, and lots of negative ones. It would lose a large degree of replayability.

Anyway, I think I remember either Sureshot, Aus or Chris saying that this was very unlikely to happen, so I think it'll probably stay the way it is.

[khiladi07]

hmm but still 1st and 3rd points are gre8:p

[Boi]

One thing I didnt like about ICC 09 was that players were getting retired hurt by slow medium pace bowlers.

[the_trademarc]

one thing about the minor national teams, i fully understand the point that was made but at very least the option to play as ireland/scotland etc in the world cup (t20 and odi), maybe not in the main game but in the seperate world cup game modes it would be quite fun to try and cause a shock etc

Good Call.
Although the minor teams in the WC change quite often, as they need to qualify through the IC. For instance, Scotland didn't make the cut for the 2011 WC, but Afghanistan did. It would be hard to make it dynamic, for the one-off historical scenarios, perhaps not a bad idea.

[Imager36]

Good Call.
Although the minor teams in the WC change quite often, as they need to qualify through the IC. For instance, Scotland didn't make the cut for the 2011 WC, but Afghanistan did. It would be hard to make it dynamic, for the one-off historical scenarios, perhaps not a bad idea.

Just to clarify that, the four teams who qualified were Ireland, Holland, Kenya and Canada.

Afghanistan (and Scotland) were also awarded ODI status. These two did not qualify.

[goldfan]

We need overthrows!

[the_trademarc]

Just to clarify that, the four teams who qualified were Ireland, Holland, Kenya and Canada.

Afghanistan (and Scotland) were also awarded ODI status. These two did not qualify.

Sorry my bad, didnt do my research (I'm pretty slack doing that)
But the point I was trying to make was there, I hope

[Imager36]

Sorry my bad, didnt do my research (I'm pretty slack doing that)
But the point I was trying to make was there, I hope

Don't worry about that... I love doing other's research for them :p

And yeah, the point was clear. The situation in real-life is such that there are so many rises and falls by associate teams that it would be almost impossible to execute in-game, however at the minute the Netherlands and Ireland are showing themselves to be head and shoulders above the rest, most of the time.

[eruption09]

well sorting the swing

getting a shine on the ball

allowed to sign players during the season like your overseas player leaves for international duty ya sign one until they come back

fantasey mode 18 players of ya choice you play as a world XI team

make a simple exciting game where you control a county team but ad a few things dont go mad like doing ipl and cricket cups no keep it simple i agree wiv champs league coz its proper in county hope ya take on board when is the game gonna be released

[danlee123]

I agree with the fantasy game mode and get rid off ashes series mode to replace it as this wud make the game better

[Imager36]

I agree with the fantasy game mode and get rid off ashes series mode to replace it as this wud make the game better

No point getting rid of the ashes series. They're there now, so why not just add the new mode?

On a side note, I need older ashes series :p Illingworth, Laker, more Boycott, so on!

[Solehria]

U shold also recieve emals from the board manager etc like Fifa Manager:)

[Scritty]

I suppose, but for a lot of us, we'd prefer not to see statistics like this, there are very few positive points to support them, and lots of negative ones.

Not wanting to pick hairs, but I think we need to differentiate between statistics and skills.

I know many games call all facts and figures "statistics" and they are not wrong to do so.

But the "skills" should remain hidden (or at least have the option of being hidden, even in FM you have the option of key skills being shown or not).

My take on it (and that's all this is of course)

Statistics : Generated by the game based on the game engine, a players skill, and "luck"

Skills : The hidden attributes of a player, that reveal themselves (at least roughly) over time through the player statistics.

The more STATISTICS - the better.

Revealed skills..I'm not sure - A big part of the game is to find these (I have changed my mind about 5 times on this one over the past year alone), not sure the longevity of a game wherer every player comes with his absolute skill evel tatooed to his head.

Football is a fluid game, and many interactions take place every second. For example, movement off the ball playes a massive part, - but normally comes to nothing

Cricket comes down to a number of event iterations between two people Batter and Bowler (yes fielders play a part, but the "essence" is batter and bowler)
If you know the absolute skill levels, then :

I am good against Swing 92%"
Hard hitting 88%,
Like pace 91%
Uncertain against spin 72%

Then playing a game is just a matter of putting a spinner on if you are the bowling side, or reducing batting aggression against spin for the batting side.

That is not enough subtlety to keep me interested. Working out via watching and stats is a huge part of the game - without this it may be a little hollow.

Scritty.

[Imager36]

Yeah, skills was what I meant :p

[Scritty]

Yeah, skills was what I meant :p

This is the thing.
You see an EDITOR, though it may detract from what I've just said about hidden skills..it WOULD allow you to sim past series.

That's exactly what I want.

I now have over 800 photo's (many of my local teams and leagues...including myself)

and I sim with Dan's ITC.

It is a great "fast" sim, but lacks anything like the depth of ICC (after all it's not a true commercial release)

I play OOTP Baseball and sim classic seasons all the time.

I put the '72 Red Sox against the '89 Yankees.
I put the best Blue Jays side ever..against anyone (and they still lose)

But it is GREAT FUN.

Being able to play any classic series is the "Holy Grail" for me.

But the stats need to be editable, and the gameplay more depth (and of course the ability to import your own BMP's)


So I agree with you completely. :rolleyes:

Cheers


Scritty

[Sureshot]

I think if we started showing visible attributes, it'd take a lot away from what the ICC series is. I think the better way is, as Scritty says, to introduce more statistics to the game. It's something that we will definitely discuss when it comes to the 2010 discussion.

[Chasjs]

Skill stats work for Football Manager because of the nature of Football, it's not a very stats driven game. There aren't many stats to look at to see how good a player is, goals per game, pass completion, cross completion, clean sheet %, tackle success... etc. But they don't give you a good idea of a players performance.

Cricket is different, averages are important. Bowlers have runs per wicket, runs per over, balls per wicket. Batters have runs per innings and strike rates. Then game is also based around form a lot more, confidence is a bigger part. ICC does a pretty good job at this and this is what forms it's basis as a good game.

I do want to see alot more preferences though but in more an 'is regarded as' sense, showing more what people think the player is then what his 'hidden' attributes show him to be.

[the_trademarc]

The way it is at the moment is fine. There is no need I believe to have any sort of skill showing capabilities.
Even, as Scritty said, we get the option of hiding the skills, how many of us will hide it 100% of the time? Everyone, myself included, will be intrigued as to waht each player is rated at, and even if we start a new save, we're still gonna know who's good and what not skill-wise, and it will lose most of its integrity.

I think more focus should be put in more stats and more dynamic stats searches. This will add more to the game than knowing what skills each player will have

[Moley RUFC]

Being a player of these games for a while (many years now, considering I was 30 in July!!). There a few points that if improved would really make you feel more connected with your team.

Whilst I agree visiable stats wouldn't lend itself to a cricket game, football management games can enable the player to ''feel'' a closer bond to his chosen team. I propose the following :-

1) Your own personal contract with ongoing feedback from the board. Countys in real life cancel the contracts of staff members when underperforming and don't hit targets.

I know Cricket Captain doesn't fit into the manager role as many people would do the roles but it should take this and make you the manager as a football game would and therefore liable for your decisions. I love the contract negotiation on FM with the option to move on or stay, THAT is real life.

This alone would help feel a closer tie to your county or country. In real life finishing bottom in every competition and getting knocked out in the first round at pretty much all counties would mean the end. It should in the game. Set targets with the board and hit them for extra budget, or miss them and face the wrath.

2) How about the chance to pair experienced players and overseas contracts with new youth players. Imagine the chance to pair Chris Gayle with your new 18 year aggresive batsman who you want to relish in one day cricket.

3) Speed of bowling? It would be nice to see a wicket go when you asked your bowler to mix his speed. Also great to see your opening bat withstand a 95 mph burst.

4) The ability to track players when away on International duty through the squad list rather than finding them through the fixtures and results.

The above are all about having more control and therefore feel 'closer' to YOUR club, players. Sometimes I play this game and feel that if i didn't actually change anything then it would just chug along without me. I never feel that with FM with the pressures of new players settling, media stories to discuss, etc.

You will notice I haven't mentioned any visual changes as like FM it isn't about seeing a sweet hit four to me. It's about knowing I helped that player improve his style to do it.

Hope this helps

p.s. Please give Moeen Ali a better hidden stat for batting then -1 in the next game ;)

[Hampo86]

Hi Guys

Just a quick query...

In the current game, is there any difference in ability between fielders? If not, is this something that could be added to the new version?

If it weren'tfor his fielding,Paul Collingwood would struggle to get in England's one day team...

Cheers

[Chasjs]

The thing is, is that despite having a couple of coaching elements, it's International Cricket Captain

[stanley_1994]

Fielding improvement is must in next version of ICC.

[patrickF690]

how about distance of sixes that would be good

[mclaren007]

i think adding atleast one domestic league (like australian domestic so on)

plz add t20 in 2 players game

[the_trademarc]

The big glaring omission I can see, apart from continous T20 World Cups, is the Champions Trophy tournament? I've never seen it in an ICC game, would be worth the addition, if only to keep up with reality.

Is this omission due to legal rights, or just an oversight?

[mclaren007]

i hope in icc2010 they add some records or record page

ranking for allrounders

hall fame for retired players

domestic compedition (atleast 2)

champions trophy

d/l rule &rains in list-a (optional)

[stanley_1994]

Hopes for IPL in new version of ICC game.

[mclaren007]

other domestic compedition too

[the_trademarc]

i hope in icc2010 they add some records or record page

ranking for allrounders

hall fame for retired players

domestic compedition (atleast 2)

champions trophy

d/l rule &rains in list-a (optional)

Rankings for All Rounders would probably be too difficult, as the current system is quite complex (if you actually take the time to see how they calculate it, its twice as hard as the batting and bowling, and then twice as hard as that to get it into one level scoring system), coupled with the overall lower number of genuine all-rounders in comparison to batsmen and bowlers.

Permanent dynamic record pages, and Hall Of Fame for Retired Players is a must I'd say, needs this addition

I think they're working on the Australian Domestic Comp for 2010, and hopefully South Africa or India is on the horizon

Champions Trophy- I mentioned before, probably should be in there, and not as a one off like the T20

D/L And Rain- Sureshot has said this will unlikely be added as it is too complex to implement, and will only lead to more problems.

[the_trademarc]

Hopes for IPL in new version of ICC game.

IPL won't be in the game. It's too difficult to implement, and I think from memory Sureshot said they won't be considering it.

[patrickF690]

the chapions trophy is must and the 2020 world cup every 2 years and the biggest on3 more domestic leagues

[patrickF690]

IPL won't be in the game. It's too difficult to implement, and I think from memory Sureshot said they won't be considering it.


not meny people will be to botherd if its not in icc 10
:rolleyes:

[the_trademarc]

This is one of my pet hates, I've brought it up many times- Over Rates in Test Matches. Despite all that may have been changed in patches, I still see 96-102 overs bowled a day, which equates to an extra 40-50 overs in a Test, which is a huge dis-proportion. It needs to be 90, often between 85-95, as it is in real life (95 is probably a bit too much, I can't remember the last time more than 90 was bowled in a 6-hour Day).

Also, we should have the option of playing an extra 30 minutes at the end of a day to make up for rain.

And also to take an extra 30 minutes if we reckon we can win a game towards the end of a day's play.

[patrickF690]

how abou womens cricket haha it would be fun:p:p:p

[the_trademarc]

not meny people will be to botherd if its not in icc 10
:rolleyes:

I wouldn't care. I think its a useless money-making idea that is devaluing the concept of cricket with every passing day.
And if we want to get real technical, its not 'International Cricket', thus probably doesnt have a place in International Cricket Captain

[Ankur Lathwal]

1.The first priority in next version should be the gameplay.Gameplay should be improved version by version to make the game more and more realastic.

2.They should definitely consider more domestic leagues.They should add atleast one new league to ICC 2010 so that the fans have something new to look at.

3.More real tournaments like Champions Trophy & Champions League should be added.

4.Player stats should be more detailed like career strike rate, 4s,6s,record as captain,etc.



I think it would not be fair to except everything in ICC 2010,but we can get everything step by step..:)

[Sureshot]

Problem with real tournaments is licenses. Particularly the IPL, which has so much money thrown around it anyway.

[khiladi07]

how abou womens cricket haha it would be fun:p:p:p

it will be hell boring i bet:D

[patrickF690]

it will be hell boring i bet:D

no it wouldent the england womens cricket are lethal haha:p

[Ankur Lathwal]

Problem with real tournaments is licenses. Particularly the IPL, which has so much money thrown around it anyway.

yeah but world cup & world t20 are already there in icc 2009..did Chris buy license for them??

I don't think you need to buy a license for champions trophy, unless you name it 'ICC Champions Trophy'.(But i am not at all sure about it)

[Imager36]

Guessing that if you were to name it something like Champions Shield it would work, you weren't paying FP money, so the Challenge Trophy was born :p

[Tom Guntrip]

-2 overseas players please! I hate it when they go away.

-Perhaps short term contracts or 10 match contracts.

Both previous can tie in together.

[Imager36]

-2 overseas players please! I hate it when they go away.

-Perhaps short term contracts or 10 match contracts.

Both previous can tie in together.

Yep, that should be included. Only one player per match, though, remember.

[patrickF690]

Guessing that if you were to name it something like Champions Shield it would work, you weren't paying FP money, so the Challenge Trophy was born :p

well you could do that for alot of trophy's i dont people would really mind
and if you could just name each trophy in other counties like autralian county championship if there is more domestic leagues it would make online amazing:D

[mclaren007]

i think it should be named as icc chmpions trophy here icc(international cricket captain)

other domestic compedition plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[kentspitfires]

goldfan said 'Make retired hurt less common'.

I do agree with this. I was in a game situation when my number 10 and 11 batsmen had to hold out for 20 minutes. When I was nearing my last over Robbie Joseph got a wide bouncer and moved to it. He then retired hurt. Can you make the next game so if you are in a situation like this there determination keeps them on or introduce a runner for the batsmen if they are hurt.

[the_trademarc]

i think it should be named as icc chmpions trophy here icc(international cricket captain)

other domestic compedition plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

That would be very interesting copyright wise. I guess they have legit grounds to use ICC for the game.
But the format of the Champions Trophy should be reviewed. I preferred the knockout format like they had when it first began. The current format is too much like the WC.
Perhaps the ICC Elite Trophy?

[patrickF690]

how about 40 over games online i love 40 over cricket:cool:

[Boi]

First class teams from every country.

[Sureshot]

That would be very interesting copyright wise. I guess they have legit grounds to use ICC for the game.
But the format of the Champions Trophy should be reviewed. I preferred the knockout format like they had when it first began. The current format is too much like the WC.
Perhaps the ICC Elite Trophy?

Actually, ICC is copyrighted by the other ICC :D

[Imager36]

Maybe just the Elite Championship, then? No mention of Champions or trophy :p

[Tom Guntrip]

Perhaps the ability to ask to hit over the top or in certain areas. I think someone might've already said it though.

[the_trademarc]

Actually, ICC is copyrighted by the other ICC :D

Lol. Fair enough. Is that why you guys always use International Cricket Captain and not ICC in the game?
Also, will there be a Champions Trophy, or a version of it, in 2010?

[morgieb]

More domestic tournaments. If you can't get rights, just give them generic names for the domestic tournaments, like Cricket Coach.

Skills shouldn't be done by averages. It pisses me off great end when some random Asian bowler dominates the game despite not being in the national squad IRL.

[morgieb]

Add the ability to choose your own central contracts as well.

[Sureshot]

Lol. Fair enough. Is that why you guys always use International Cricket Captain and not ICC in the game?
Also, will there be a Champions Trophy, or a version of it, in 2010?

Yes, that's why we don't shorten it. Besides, I think acronyms in games can look a bit unprofessional.

Can't say if the Champions Trophy will be in 2010 or not, we've not talked about it yet.

[stanley_1994]

The current name is much better than short names.

[Anmol]

ICC 2010 must be the best ever ICC game. It must be big, better & classic. It must be a revloution , guys!!! To the makers of this game, I would suggest you to start working on the game from today onwards and launch it in July 2010. You will have about 10 months. Features-



1. Champions Trophy - It should surely be included. If you are finding difficulty in getting this name , then just name it - TROPHY OF THE CHAMPIONS or anything like that.

2. Indian Premier League - If name problem exists . name it Cricket Premier League and name the Teams differently also.

3. Manager Interviews must also be there before and after every match. Just like Press Conference. Player Awards After every Year.

4. Stadium Names, History of The Stadiums must be there.

5. Make Some Sensational Cricketer its Brand Ambassador and try to make him the commentator as well.

More Suggestions will come soon....Please have a close look on every suggestion and also Make the game big and make it sensational.


Just Think that ICC 2010 is the last game you are going to make and just make it that fantastic that people say It is the great thing they ever had. And Also , MAke the GAME not for MONEY but for the FANS of your GAME and the FANS of CRICKET.

[Imager36]

Don't agree with you on a few points, there. To get a cricketer commentating would not improve the game. Commentators commentate, cricketers are commentated on. It would feel a bit weird if a player on the pitch was praising himself for a good shot. My advice on this front is to try and get aggers in again to record a few bits of extra material ("Oh dear, a no ball. The batsman's got a free hit for that").

I don't agree about press interviews. There are only a certain amount of things you can say and Football Manager 2009 has proved it's easy to grow weary of press conferences. I'm with you on awards though, both international and domestic.

The stadium names don't really matter and with domestic cricket you can tell what the grounds are anyway by seeing who you're playing. Also, the IPL isn't a must-have feature like many people are commenting. It would be nice, agreed, but getting it isn't vital to the success of the game in the future.

[patrickF690]

i think they should keep aggers he is a a legend of icc and there is one thing i can tell there will be no IPL

[Anmol]

Cricket Commentary by the "brand ambassador" and Press Conference will make the game more attractive. Stadium names will be a good thing but not necessary.

Guys, What do you say about Having the SUPER-SUB rule back in ICC 2010??

I would also like to suggest the following to the makers of the Game -

In an year each and every teams must play EQUAL number of ODIs, TESTs & T20s in INTERNATIONAL CRICKET. It will be good and the rankings may be fair and good.

Also Why not have a WINTER TEST CHAMPIONSHIP between the TOP 4 TEAMS of The SEASON in INTERNATIONAL CRICKET??

PLEASE DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE REAL FIXTURES!!!! THE GAME MUST BE UNIQUE!!!

[Anmol]

I am SORRY GUYS!!! I never knew who was AGGERS!!!! So, I take my commentary suggestion back!!! :D

[Anmol]

Have a great Idea!!! I have converted my ONE great idea in the following points -

1. Have Domestic Cricket from at least 6 countries - PREFERABLY - England, Australia, India, South Africa, NewZealand and Srilanka.

2. Every Country with two Divisions.

3. Division A's 4 top teams of each country play in a season Ending "CHAMPIONS OF THE CHAMPIONS" Trophy in all the three forms of the game!!!

4. Divison B's 2 top temas of each country play in "ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP"

5. The Champion Team gets A huge FUNDING for Transfer and management purposes.

It will be a Great Revolution Guys!!!! I hope this idea works!!! Please make sure this happens!!!

[Imager36]

Have a great Idea!!! I have converted my ONE great idea in the following points -

1. Have Domestic Cricket from at least 6 countries - PREFERABLY - England, Australia, India, South Africa, NewZealand and Srilanka.

2. Every Country with two Divisions.

3. Division A's 4 top teams of each country play in a season Ending "CHAMPIONS OF THE CHAMPIONS" Trophy in all the three forms of the game!!!

4. Divison B's 2 top temas of each country play in "ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP"

5. The Champion Team gets A huge FUNDING for Transfer and management purposes.

It will be a Great Revolution Guys!!!! I hope this idea works!!! Please make sure this happens!!!

Errr, no. There's no point doing this kind of gimmicky thing when the devs have spent 4 or so years (since current game started) trying to make the thing as realistic as it possibly can be. This may seem nice for a few seasons but will wear old really quickly. And it would need more licenses. And teams to be created out of nothing. And standardized world cricket. And 3 competitions in all divisions. And no 40 or 45 over cricket. And a massive overbalance towards whoever wins the World Championships. And a re-schedule of the international calendar. And that's just not right. And don't triple post, try to use the edit button.

EDIT - Oh, and on the subject of one of your previous posts, the Supersub was not a good idea, and led to the toss being very important. And the real ICC are thinking about World Test Championships, so maybe you'll get one in 2 or 3 years time.

[File A]

Have a great Idea!!! I have converted my ONE great idea in the following points -

1. Have Domestic Cricket from at least 6 countries - PREFERABLY - England, Australia, India, South Africa, NewZealand and Srilanka.

2. Every Country with two Divisions.

3. Division A's 4 top teams of each country play in a season Ending "CHAMPIONS OF THE CHAMPIONS" Trophy in all the three forms of the game!!!

4. Divison B's 2 top temas of each country play in "ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP"

5. The Champion Team gets A huge FUNDING for Transfer and management purposes.

It will be a Great Revolution Guys!!!! I hope this idea works!!! Please make sure this happens!!!

No. No. And no.

[the_trademarc]

You're just customising World Cricket, where the whole concept of International Cricket Captain is to reflect real life in a simulation in every way possible. Those ideas are inventive, but not at all according to what Childish Things wants International Cricket Captain to be.

[Jim14]

-Ability to play minor ICC members like Ireland, Holland and Afghanistan and take them to test status
- Control over youth team= who plays and when they come up to your 1sts
- Change in test and ODI fixturing= Longer or shorter test series
- More control over training
- More domestic competitions
- recruitment and scouting

[skint]

On the subject of controlling youth teams

why not include the 2nd comps instead so you can test out your youth players and fringe 1st teamers

giving more depth to your selection policy for the 1st team

[mclaren007]

Have a great Idea!!! I have converted my ONE great idea in the following points -

1. Have Domestic Cricket from at least 6 countries - PREFERABLY - England, Australia, India, South Africa, NewZealand and Srilanka.

2. Every Country with two Divisions.

3. Division A's 4 top teams of each country play in a season Ending "CHAMPIONS OF THE CHAMPIONS" Trophy in all the three forms of the game!!!

4. Divison B's 2 top temas of each country play in "ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP"

5. The Champion Team gets A huge FUNDING for Transfer and management purposes.

It will be a Great Revolution Guys!!!! I hope this idea works!!! Please make sure this happens!!!

lol 2 divisions

australia , sa , nz have only six

atleast we can have an elite trophy for winners of county championship for each country

but dont think that will happen

atleast add i more domestic compedition

australia would be ok & we will have champion vs champion 3 match series

in all 3 forms


but i think that wont happen bcoz when english county ends aussies county starts

[West Augusta Hawk]

I honestly love the game the way it is, it's excellent to see so many players to choose from, excellent to see up to date stats on players also, only thing I would change/add would be that in the records section, where you have Test records for highest score, best bowling, partnerships & what not, I would like the same for ODI & T20 matches also, perhaps First Class records as well when playing as a Nation on tour.

I REALLY want a records section for ODI & T20 matches, not just Tests.

[spavanchandra]

plz plz release 2010 for nintendo ds or psp

its easy

plz
plz

[BoroPhil]

we just need more stats. you should be able to look at a player's total career record season by season.

[dontask]

theres lots of things that could be done to improve the game. lets have a few of these put in2 the game please

1. DIFFERENT COMPETITIONS not to bothered about having the IPL or most countries domestic leagues but i feel australian state cricket should be in. the world 20/20 (nt just the 1st one) and champions trophy should also be included. these modes would help make the game more popular.

2. BETTER HIGHLIGHTS players still try to hook a yorker, centuries are not celebrated if reached on a boundary, commentary is just dire, many other things.

3. GET RID OF THE GUN BOWLERS we still get some bowlers who take wickets far too often, mendis averages 18 for me with the ball in tests. surely that is far too low!!!

4. RETIRED HURT PLAYERS can sometimes return later in the game. perhaps it could be sorted so it comes up on the screen the player is out for so many sessions of the game. so if your still batting when he comes back he can return to the crease.

5. RAIN DELAYS IN ONE DAY GAMES. if d/l method is not possible then how about having rain before the match starts then having overs per side reduced???

6 OVERSEAS PLAYERS chance to sign a replacement if your 1st choice is away on international duty. or can sign 2 at the start of each season but can only play 1 per match

7. PLAYERS BECOME UNHAPPY if u dont give a decent player a regular run in the 1st XI then he either refuses a new contract or asks for a free early termination. I had james hildreth in my 2nd XI for a whole season, he has no reason to want to be a back up player.

8. CONTRACT DEMANDS always been a big problem in the game imo. players disappear from the game as nobody can afford to sign them. so if a player cant find a new county his demands should decrease in later rounds. yes that means u could get a player for less but would find more competition from other teams wanting to sign him.

9 SACKINGS/ MOVING COUNTIES u get the boot if u have a really bad season or you could move somewhere else.

i know thats all a lot but lets get 1 thing straight. I have played this game since 2000, how much has the game altered since then??? its about time we saw improvements, the game is no better than a decade ago. Sadly i have to say, if we get no improvements in 2010 then for the 1st time ever i would have to vote with my feet and stop buying the game

[Cyril Washbrook]

This may be seen as a cosmetic thing, but one thing I've been noticing recently is the number of overweight players I have in my team. (Based on observing the highlights.) I can count at least four or five players in my regular first XI who are conspicuously overweight, which strikes me as odd given that (1) fitness standards in modern cricket are relatively high, and (2) these are all young players, since my entire squad is under the age of 30. The list of overweight players includes fast bowlers and all-rounders in their early 20s, whom you'd generally - with some exceptions - expect to be fairly athletic.

EDIT: I've done further checks and found that seven of the eleven players in my first eleven are overweight. All of the seven are regens. This is clearly unrealistic.

[Sureshot]

Very observant of you, CW. :D Been noted and added to my 'list'.

[Manny]

Requirements for ICC 2010:
-Unofficial IPL
-Unofficial Champions League
-New county tournaments
-ICC T20 World Cup
-ICC Champions Trophy
-Improvement of Transfer system
-Inclusion of International contract system
-Inclusion of domestic league and tournament from other countries
-Acces to manage minnow nations
-More of a selection of overseas players
-Management of kolpak rules
-Management of clubs, eg. Stadium, general running of a proper club
-Media acces used to address other teams and the press
-Loans amongst domestic teams
-Transfers in-season
-Contract control with addiotional clauses

Even if some of the tournaments are unofficial ones, surely they can be made.
If these addiotonal mean the game cost £30, then hell be it, there is one heck of a cricket game.

[Cyril Washbrook]

Very observant of you, CW. :D Been noted and added to my 'list'.
It may well be that they're meant to be merely well-built rather than fat, but the graphics don't really capture that nuance very well. And once players gain weight with age, I've noticed that some seem to wobble as they run into the crease. ;)

[mclaren007]

i think nowadays player are playing cricket & their relatives too

but in icc it doesnt show if a player having relative who is also playing cricket

there are many examples : kamran & umar akmal ,albie & morne morkel , irfan & yousuf pathan ,mark & steve waugh,etc

other examples :phil simmons & lendo simmons(uncle & nephew)

hope so this is added in icc2010

[Golaxi]

i think nowadays player are playing cricket & their relatives too

but in icc it doesnt show if a player having relative who is also playing cricket

there are many examples : kamran & umar akmal ,albie & morne morkel , irfan & yousuf pathan ,mark & steve waugh,etc

other examples :phil simmons & lendo simmons(uncle & nephew)

hope so this is added in icc2010

the 2 patels. ben and adam hollyoak

[the_trademarc]

the 2 patels. ben and adam hollyoak

Wasn't it Ben Hollioake who unfortunately died in a car accident in Perth, Australia in late-2002?

[Manny]

Wasn't it Ben Hollioake who unfortunately died in a car accident in Perth, Australia in late-2002?

Unfortunatly so

[Manny]

David Masters and younger brother Dan Masters (Leicestershire CCC)

Both products of the fine youth set up at Leicestershire (Grace Road)

[rishi]

Moderators/Administrators,

Please advise how the progress on 2010 version is going on?
Thanks.

[Zazeema]

The most important thing ICC 2010 should have is a massive graphics overhaul. I want the match to look realistic. Also better graphics would open up loads of new oppourtunities:

LICENSING - I personally love licensing in games, otherwise they're just not realistic. Every team should have its own licensed kit that looks just like the one they really wear, and every batsman should hold a different brand of bat. A digital version of Ponting would score his runs with a Koobaburra, 'Banger' Trescothick would use a Gunn&Moore, and virtual Fidel Edwards' bat would be totally blank. Plus pitchside adverts could be made to look a bit more real with proper logos. Details like this bring a game to life, and make you feel like it's actually happening.

CUSTOMISATION - Another thing I love in games and usually goes hand in hand with licensed products. The ability to edit players and teams if desired, even create new ones. Say I want to create my ultimate XI, and myself to captain it and take on other teams. I want to be able to personalise everything. What are my attributes, what bat do I use, do I sometimes wear a cap against spin, what is my teams kit like... do we wear that new breathable nonesense or traditional jumpers, and if so what colour is the piping. I know most of this is like a FIFA game level of performance, but I just think that with a bit of work the ICC games could be dome of the best to play. :D

[ismailtoca]

The 2010 version needs two things...

1) IPL

2) The ability to add and delete international series...

There is no point in playing Bangladesh after you just white washed Zimbabwe... And there is no point playing Australia after you just got a serious beating by the West Indies

Also, we should be able to add triangular series'es or eight team series

[Imager36]

There is no point in playing Bangladesh after you just white washed Zimbabwe... And there is no point playing Australia after you just got a serious beating by the West Indies

Ermmm, is it just me, or does real life kinda not work like that... How would you get a decent system in for that anyway, you could just beat Australia or India once and never even play them again if you did it wrong... Simple answer, that's very unlikely to happen :D.

In response to Zazeema, for such a low budget game like this, such things as top-level licensing are unnecessary, although selling some ad boards off could be a reasonably easy way to raise a little bit of cash... The problem with things like attribute editing, as you suggest, is that it creates divisions in the game, and may make it less enjoyable in the long-run. I would, however, like to see a game type whereby you can become a player-coach (at the age of 20, at the skill of a decent county pro such as Yardy), until you retire (can be done at any age until about 38) and can be offered jobs to coach teams as normal. Some kind of jobs market would also be nice, but this would be easiest to implement if done only between seasons

[Golaxi]

i think personally the ultimate feature in the game would be to make the quality of future youth talents in the country and for your national team change depending on how well you do in the test rankings. so if your challenge is to become number 1 and sustain it you should be given the chance to do so.

plus there should be more in-game hype surrounding the ashes.

would prefer youths to be younger instead of 24 year olds coming through.

also some newgens should be kolpak players.

plus maybe you should have some input as a national team coach in the input of ECB policies etc.

[Sureshot]

Moderators/Administrators,

Please advise how the progress on 2010 version is going on?
Thanks.

We can't really say anything yet apart from we are looking at several ways of improving the game. I know that's not very detailed, but it's still October! :D

Btw, Note on the Kolpak's how the ECB won that recent legal battle, meaning we will see a lot less Kolpak players around.

[lordy]

you should be able to get a replacement overseas player in when yours is unavailable

[rishi]

We can't really say anything yet apart from we are looking at several ways of improving the game. I know that's not very detailed, but it's still October! :D

Btw, Note on the Kolpak's how the ECB won that recent legal battle, meaning we will see a lot less Kolpak players around.

Thanks.. :p

Hopefully the next one turns out to be a gem of a game and more addicting than ever.

[Tom Guntrip]

you should be able to get a replacement overseas player in when yours is unavailable

Agreed. IRL many teams use 3 or 4 overseas players if they need to.

[utkarshrivast]

In the next game i would like to see-
manager receiving emails,newspaper interviews
player photos
changed graphics
ipl or icl.
Morality meter
create your own player option.

[Cyril Washbrook]

Morality meter
Yes: I think it's really important to know whether my players are consequentialists, deontologists or utilitarians.

(I think you mean morale. :D)

[Imager36]

Although, having said that, how much could actually be gained in the game if we had a morality meter!

(How much would you want to sign a player who was married but still thought it was okay to go out every night to clubs. (Or, pointing to a football story, thought it was okay to celebrate his wife's pregnancy by groping a waitress. Yes, you, Marlon.))

[Yorks]

What about having squad numbers?

[Manny]

What about having squad numbers?

That's a good idea, but would not really have much influence on the game.

[utkarshrivast]

hey guys!!
wouldn't it be nice if we had a player column which shows his top 5 batting or bowling performances and the no. of times he being awarded man of the match!!
also the records of top scores of bowling and batting in each of the ground..
even including the projected score in matches would be a great idea!!

[habib]

I have played quite a few seasons with ICC 2009 and is really impressed by the coaching effects on young players
Many of my batsmen and bowlers became almost unbelieveable performers just by giving them tech training right from the start of their career but i always see many catches dropped even by best players in the field. Even the keep some times drop 2/3 catches in a first class match which is really bad some times.
So all i want is that in the next version field and wicket keeper coaching would be added and as its effects the catch dropping should be minimized to perfection.

[LukeH]

I want to coach the Playing XI not 10/11

[the_trademarc]

I want to coach the Playing XI not 10/11

What do you mean? 10/11? Who are you excluding?

[Manny]

The introduction of other clubs being interested in your players:
Eg. The Kabir Ali - Hampshire saga.

[Tom Guntrip]

The introduction of other clubs being interested in your players:
Eg. The Kabir Ali - Hampshire saga.

I agree here - would make for an interesting part of your season. It might also affect their performances - good or bad?

[farrukh]

I think record and hall of fame should be must.. A record book containing the record of highest run getters all time, leading centuries makers, and leading wicket takers of all time will surely give great pleasure to the guys playing the game.

[bilalqureshi]

well i have a new idea about icc 2010
rather than starting it from 2010 it should be started from 1930 and it should continue untill 2009,in this way we will get real player who played the game like bradman,boycott,gavasgar................similarly at first there should be only 4 or 5 day matches but as we come to 70 there will the odis too san similarly we will come to t20s in the 2006-7,I think rather than going in future and creating some fake players it will be good to have real heroes ofthe game,it'll also give us the luxury of having more foreign players.
some other thing should also be included like detailed finances,trainings,in season transfers and youth teams.

[rock_cool2003]

One change i would like to see in ICC 2010 is some new shots.... trademark shots by diff batsmen like sachin's strait drive, pietersen's switch hits, ponting's hook n pull n mor...
also though i am not a big supporter of T20 bt like in real life T20 world cup should happen once in every 2 years nt like 2009 version whr u have it whn u start d game nd nt aftr dat... plus Champion's Trophy and special tournaments like..... AFRO-Asian cup or match between The no.1 side and rest of the world.... No matter if IPL is thr or nt... IPL can be given separately and not in the international circuit......

any comments bros???

[Yorks]

well i have a new idea about icc 2010
rather than starting it from 2010 it should be started from 1930 and it should continue untill 2009,in this way we will get real player who played the game like bradman,boycott,gavasgar................similarly at first there should be only 4 or 5 day matches but as we come to 70 there will the odis too san similarly we will come to t20s in the 2006-7,I think rather than going in future and creating some fake players it will be good to have real heroes ofthe game,it'll also give us the luxury of having more foreign players
If this happened the players might develop at different rates to different life but it's a good idea :)

[Tom Guntrip]

I think that adding D/L, England Central Contracting and some mour tour matches might be more realistic.

Also, UCCEs versus counties at the beginning of the season like IRL.

[SMX11FOX]

The training system needs a overhaul, you can only train 10 memebers of the squad, WHY??? Surely it should be the quality of coaching that the budget caters for? Also I would like to see you being able to hire and fire coaches. Fielding coaching needs to be added with the options of 'Groundfielding', 'Outfield catches' and 'Slip Catches' all of which can be fitted around the batting/bowling coaching.

[Glengorm_CC]

I have been playing ICC for a couple of years now. These suggestions are based on my own experiences;
A speed clock in matches. It would be nice to see young bowlers get faster as they progress.

When you set a batsmen to v.defensive or defensive they should actually play defensive shots, NOT cross-bat heaves into the leg-side. I feel I have been cheated out of a couple of matches by this.

Some players are seriously underated. I picked Marcus Trescothick for England and he failed miserably. Somehow I don't think that his problems have been incorperated into the game so this needs to be fixed.

Grounds should be more realistic. e.g. Taunton should be a batsmen's paradise, Durham Rivereside should be a seam bowler's heaven.

That's all. Hope you agree

[hassanzubair786]

Hello please make the substitution like abdul razzak is replaced by Yasir Arfat so please make it in Tournament, series and make able to make the series with other teams randomly

[NSWBlue]

A Mac version would be nice. I'm rather sad that I can no longer play this game.

[Golaxi]

I have been playing ICC for a couple of years now. These suggestions are based on my own experiences;
A speed clock in matches. It would be nice to see young bowlers get faster as they progress.

When you set a batsmen to v.defensive or defensive they should actually play defensive shots, NOT cross-bat heaves into the leg-side. I feel I have been cheated out of a couple of matches by this.

Some players are seriously underated. I picked Marcus Trescothick for England and he failed miserably. Somehow I don't think that his problems have been incorperated into the game so this needs to be fixed.

Grounds should be more realistic. e.g. Taunton should be a batsmen's paradise, Durham Rivereside should be a seam bowler's heaven.

That's all. Hope you agree

yes i agree speed clocks would be great!

[nofeet]

Requirements for ICC 2010:
• IPL
• Australian Domestic competiton (Ford Ranger Cup and Sheffield Shield)
• ICC Champions Trophy
• ICC World Cup
• Able to loan players during season (eg: Chris Rogers loaned to Surrey for 1 month)
• All countrys have a central contacting system like England does
• Able to manage all ODI internation team (eg: Ireland, Scotland and Canada)
• Able to select any international player, not just a selected amount in transfer
• Management of kolpak rules
• Should get emails from players who want to get go to other county teams and emails from players who want to come to your county team
• Players should to sponsers (eg: Paul Collingwood: Slazenger)
• Better transfer system
• Players have own bats
• Speed gun
• Create Player, player, Team, Stadium, Kit, bat editors

[Tom Guntrip]

To add to the above list:
Retiring Hurts can return if it's not too serious.
The ability to try to hit over the top. I find sometimes in games even on full agression they don't hit at over 10 an over.

[the_trademarc]

Requirements for ICC 2010:
• IPL
• Australian Domestic competiton (Ford Ranger Cup and Sheffield Shield)
• ICC Champions Trophy
• ICC World Cup
• Able to loan players during season (eg: Chris Rogers loaned to Surrey for 1 month)
• All countrys have a central contacting system like England does
• Able to manage all ODI internation team (eg: Ireland, Scotland and Canada)
• Able to select any international player, not just a selected amount in transfer
• Management of kolpak rules
• Should get emails from players who want to get go to other county teams and emails from players who want to come to your county team
• Players should to sponsers (eg: Paul Collingwood: Slazenger)
• Better transfer system
• Players have own bats
• Speed gun
• Create Player, player, Team, Stadium, Kit, bat editors

• IPL- Already been discussed, can't happen, too many copyrights to authorise
• Australian Domestic competiton (Ford Ranger Cup and Sheffield Shield)- Looking into it, I think they said hopefully 2010
• ICC Champions Trophy- In limbo, if included won't be named Champions Trophy, copyright issues
• ICC World Cup- Already included
• Able to loan players during season (eg: Chris Rogers loaned to Surrey for 1 month)- Short-term contracts should be included
• All countrys have a central contacting system like England does- All countries do not operate as England does. In a way, you select your own team, so effectively this is already included
• Able to manage all ODI internation team (eg: Ireland, Scotland and Canada)- Database would be too hard to implement and regenerate, and you would pretty much only play WC's and One-Off ODI's
• Able to select any international player, not just a selected amount in transfer- Some players are unavailable due to international commitments, or they choose not to for other reasons (i.e Some players need to rest, or are ordered to rest, etc.)
• Management of kolpak rules- Copyright issues again, plus I believe they may be changing the rules and procedures to qualify
• Should get emails from players who want to get go to other county teams and emails from players who want to come to your county team- The off-field management component of the game is an interesting one. Low-level communication could be good, but then it opens up for criticism and more demand for different characteristics
• Players should to sponsers (eg: Paul Collingwood: Slazenger)- Probably not a relevant inclusion as it will not affect the actual game in any way.
• Better transfer system- Definitely needed, I believe they are working on it
• Players have own bats- They do....!
• Speed gun- Nice addition, should be looked into
• Create Player, player, Team, Stadium, Kit, bat editors- Players are automatically regenerated so no need to create them. The beauty is to identify which players are good and which are not. Don't know what you mean about the rest...but stadium names used to be in ICC but had to be removed because of copyright infringements.

[Tom Guntrip]

No results in ODIs? And/or D/L.

[hassanzubair786]

1. Booking of stadium grounds like Pakistan or other countries have listed in blacklist by ICC then Pakistan and other countries matches can be placed by chairman of PCB or ICB or other cricket boards like in RSA, UAE, or other countries stadium.

2. Retiring of the players from cricket team is a bad impact for example i m in 2020 but my original players is gone so please remove this feature.

3. Wining cup will be placed in Hall of Fame.

4. We have to right to give the permission to players to play in county series like IPL ICL or others.

5. More ICC series like champion trophy etc is added in full game.

[Imager36]

1. Booking of stadium grounds like Pakistan or other countries have listed in blacklist by ICC then Pakistan and other countries matches can be placed by chairman of PCB or ICB or other cricket boards like in RSA, UAE, or other countries stadium.

2. Retiring of the players from cricket team is a bad impact for example i m in 2020 but my original players is gone so please remove this feature.

3. Wining cup will be placed in Hall of Fame.

4. We have to right to give the permission to players to play in county series like IPL ICL or others.

5. More ICC series like champion trophy etc is added in full game.

1 - Too difficult to implement for too little reward. we don't know where the games actually are, as it is.

2 - In real life, players retire. If they didn't retire, the quality of cricket in game would get progressively worse, and it wouldn't be realistic at all.

3 - (If 5 is done) this is a good idea, as each country/county could have a cabinet (list) on their team details page (the performance thing on county only goes back 5 years now, before you could go back to the start of your game).

4 - In real life, not letting a good player go to the IPL would have seriously bad repercussions. The player would almost definitely go to another county next season.

5 - Yes, though obviously these would be similar in format only.

[tj27]

Would be good to have the ability to replace an injured player in a squad, at least temporarily. Not good if your main fast bowler is out with an injury for several days/weeks with a test coming up.

[hassanzubair786]

Thanks imager but please add this feature in this games

1. Replacing the players from final squad for e.g make the substitution like abdul razzak is replaced by Yasir Arfat in the world cup T20 and Brad Haddin is replaced with Tim Paine in Champion trophy

2. Please add this feature to make series with other teams in full game

[hassanzubair786]

And we have the right to play whether internation or domestic cricket not resign captaincy

[Yorks]

It would be nice when you're international captain to be told about any players that have retired at the end of the season that have played international cricket for you in the last year or so

[Tom Guntrip]

Agreed on that one YOrks. Ramps and Lee keep suprising me

[hassanzubair786]

Please make Kamran Akmal openers please bcz he is a opener and please make all rounder opener like Shane Watson is a all -rounder but he was also good opener

[Yorks]

Please make Kamran Akmal openers please bcz he is a opener and please make all rounder opener like Shane Watson is a all -rounder but he was also good opener
how about having 3 tiers of openers: first class openers, one day openers and openers in both formats. i think i'm right in saying this would solve the kamran akmal issue because he only opens in the short format. good idea about an all rounder opener :)

[AbinaAttact]

Wow, I didnt realize that Chaparral had such a international following. Great to see.

[JVW]

There is a really simple change that could be made for the next version of ICC: generated youth players should sometimes bat with a different hand from their bowling hand, e.g. LHB/RM, RHB/SLA, etc.

This has been requested to be in ICC for many versions, but it has never been included. It would be very easy to change. Seeing how many current international stars do not bat and bowl with the same hand (Mike Hussey, Michael Clarke, Marcus North, Alastair Cook, David Warner, Ravi Rampaul, Chris Gayle, Kumar Sangakkara - just to name a few), I believe that this is a necessary change.

The game is unrealistic otherwise, as it gets to a point where all players bat and bowl with the same hand, and this does not genuinely reflect the world of cricket.

[anant_shah94]

bowling speed in km/h or m/h
run rate in test cricket
ipl
when a wicket is taken in OD and T20, the run rate usually falls so dramatically, slightly less dramatic please, as sometimes players can come in and hit runs straight away

[IrishBlue]

a number of minor changes:
- a "team of the year" for ODI, FC and T20.
- wind, so you can rotate ur quicks down breeze and push spin into it for example.
- linked with above, but seeing if spinners spin the ball a lot or quicks swing it(traditional and reverse) or cut it. maybe this could be similar to how the batting attributes work ie Ben Hilfenhaus- Outswing, new ball bowler/ Glenn McGrath - little swing, new ball bowler, line and length bowler. bowling coaching could then add strings to your bowlers' bows.
- something to do with "match winner ratings" for guys like Flintoff, Warne( i know he's retired) or Afridi
- real classic series not just average ashes series. WSC 1977, the Invincibles, 1882(the first ashes), the "calypso summer"
- ability to scout youth players and sign them (say 3) to your "youth academy" at the age of 15 or 16 and develop them.
- player of the series awards

hope its not too much

[Fightin'Irish]

Do you think with Ireland applying for Full Member status in the ICC, there will be a chance of getting International Cricket Captain 2010 to put them into the game,

well to put them in so a person can manage them?...

[ab5ides1]

Great idea.

[ab5ides1]

Having Ireland in the game would be a great addition as well as a good challenge.I'm all for it. :)

[the_trademarc]

Do you think with Ireland applying for Full Member status in the ICC, there will be a chance of getting International Cricket Captain 2010 to put them into the game,

well to put them in so a person can manage them?...

Doubt it.
Not until they actually gain full member status and start becoming a part of the FTP.

Although, I would love to see Ireland on the International Scene. I'm sure they would put up more of a fight than the Zimbabweans and Bangladeshi's do, if they can hold onto their players.

[Tom Guntrip]

Womens cricket?

[habib]

Womens cricket?
U mean playing as coach of both women and men's team?
I dont think it has any thing to do with making things better in ICC 2010.But Idea might be good for ICC 2020 when may be women ll start playin g against men
lolz

[Imager36]

Doubt it.
Not until they actually gain full member status and start becoming a part of the FTP.

Although, I would love to see Ireland on the International Scene. I'm sure they would put up more of a fight than the Zimbabweans and Bangladeshi's do, if they can hold onto their players.

If, like they probably would be, the players were given a final choice, you'd end up with an Ireland side including players like Morgan, Joyce, Rankin, Sterling and that O'Brian brothers that could spring surprises, at least in ODIs.

[ab5ides1]

That's the thing isn't it. Since Ireland don't play tests and a lot of ODIs all their good players go to England.

[habib]

:rolleyes:Because of security problems in Pakistan,no team is willing to risk the lives of its players and all Pak venue matches are hosted by Dubai in Sharja.So would it be happening in ICC 2010 or not?
In ICC previous versions, Eng never played a test series against Zim in or out of country.Whats the reason for that???

[ab5ides1]

I'm Australia in season 2020 and I noticed something really weird about the schedule. West Indies come over for 5 tests, 2 T20s and 5 ODI's and then Sri Lanka come, but after that, and I've double checked, Windies come over AGAIN for 3 tests and 3 or 5 ODI's. I find it very strange that a team would do a full tour twice in one summer. Opinions?

[habib]

Looks strage.
But I have no idea about Aussies bcz I always played with England

[Oxslow]

That does sound like a bug to me.

[ab5ides1]

An even stranger thing just happened. When I got to the series it changed from Windies in Aus to Aus in Windies. I swear it wasn't like that before. The mystery continues. I find it really annoying how much aus play against Windies and hardly at all against India and bangladesh at home.

[Imager36]

Playing as Windies, I can tell you that I also do not like how much we play the aussies :p

[ab5ides1]

I find it way too easy as I beat them 5-0 with only Barath doing well. Mind you he averaged 50 or so with 140 and a few 50's. I think there was only one time he made under 30.

[IrishBlue]

it makes up for the 1980s when australia used to play the west indies just about every year

[the_trademarc]

I think the whole Aussie fixture is a bit 'bugged'. I brought up the fact that 2016 Australia tour Pakistan, for one 3 day Tour Match and one 1 day Tour Match, and that was it.

Also, sometimes the fixtures are set to allow for back-to-back series, something which the ICC are phasing out in the FTP

[ab5ides1]

I just downloaded the icc 05 demo for fun last night and i think that the 2d highlights are so much better to watch and the strokes look more real. I think that we should go back to 2d highlights. Opinions?

[the_trademarc]

I just downloaded the icc 05 demo for fun last night and i think that the 2d highlights are so much better to watch and the strokes look more real. I think that we should go back to 2d highlights. Opinions?

Yeah, but that's just your opinion and preference, and it does not allow for improvements in the game.
Going from 3D to 2D is not going to allow for natural improvements to take place.

[ab5ides1]

well then maybe they should make the strokes look more real and also a lot of the time i see the ball in the air a metre away from the fielder and then it just appears in their hands. I think they need to improve the realism. this is just my opinion.

[Chasjs]

Maybe something could be made of a players position in the batting order. Maybe add a preferred position (for both FC and OD) and also be able to show a players stats in each position. Maybe a preferred shot aswell.

Bowling description. Like batting preferences but for bowlers. Maybe the bowlers speed range aswell.

Also I think players should gain citizenship/kolpak status. With citizenship meaning they can be called up to the national side as long as they haven't appeared for their country of birth. Or at least at the very least let them be called up to the national side of their birth.

Not sure if players have fielding stats but they should do really. Also a preferred fielding position would be nice (eg/ slips, deep, etc.).

I know that stadiums can't be named because of copyright but still, can't you just name the city (eg/ Old Trafford - Manchester, MCG - Melbourne, Wanderers' - Johannesburg, etc.)?

A player history would be nice aswell. Just a page showing their stats for each season since the start of the game and the team they played for.

More friendly matches. Be it preseasons for counties or tour matches for countries their just isn't enough of them. Every tour has a few and but sometimes you'll play a tour with none. Maybe a warm-up game for the home side aswell and even warm-up matches for competitions like their was for the summer T20.

More control of players. For example bouncer/yorker frequency for bowlers and frequency of singles/hitting over the top for batters.

More information in commentary. For example commenting on if the ball is turning alot/swinging alot/variable bounce.

More animations for the match engine. Maybe some better textures aswell and nicer backgrounds.

RAIN IN OD MATCHES!!!

[ab5ides1]

I like all your ideas and i would love a speed clock. I wouldn't've thought it would be that difficult.

[habib]

Maybe something could be made of a players position in the batting order. Maybe add a preferred position (for both FC and OD) and also be able to show a players stats in each position. Maybe a preferred shot aswell.

Bowling description. Like batting preferences but for bowlers. Maybe the bowlers speed range aswell.

Also I think players should gain citizenship/kolpak status. With citizenship meaning they can be called up to the national side as long as they haven't appeared for their country of birth. Or at least at the very least let them be called up to the national side of their birth.

Not sure if players have fielding stats but they should do really. Also a preferred fielding position would be nice (eg/ slips, deep, etc.).

I know that stadiums can't be named because of copyright but still, can't you just name the city (eg/ Old Trafford - Manchester, MCG - Melbourne, Wanderers' - Johannesburg, etc.)?

A player history would be nice aswell. Just a page showing their stats for each season since the start of the game and the team they played for.

More friendly matches. Be it preseasons for counties or tour matches for countries their just isn't enough of them. Every tour has a few and but sometimes you'll play a tour with none. Maybe a warm-up game for the home side aswell and even warm-up matches for competitions like their was for the summer T20.

More control of players. For example bouncer/yorker frequency for bowlers and frequency of singles/hitting over the top for batters.

More information in commentary. For example commenting on if the ball is turning alot/swinging alot/variable bounce.

More animations for the match engine. Maybe some better textures aswell and nicer backgrounds.

RAIN IN OD MATCHES!!!
great ideas!
Agree with all

[Glengorm_CC]

well then maybe they should make the strokes look more real and also a lot of the time i see the ball in the air a metre away from the fielder and then it just appears in their hands. I think they need to improve the realism. this is just my opinion.
I agree with that

[Liammcc]

Maybe something could be made of a players position in the batting order. Maybe add a preferred position (for both FC and OD) and also be able to show a players stats in each position. Maybe a preferred shot aswell.

Bowling description. Like batting preferences but for bowlers. Maybe the bowlers speed range aswell.

Also I think players should gain citizenship/kolpak status. With citizenship meaning they can be called up to the national side as long as they haven't appeared for their country of birth. Or at least at the very least let them be called up to the national side of their birth.

Not sure if players have fielding stats but they should do really. Also a preferred fielding position would be nice (eg/ slips, deep, etc.).

I know that stadiums can't be named because of copyright but still, can't you just name the city (eg/ Old Trafford - Manchester, MCG - Melbourne, Wanderers' - Johannesburg, etc.)?

A player history would be nice aswell. Just a page showing their stats for each season since the start of the game and the team they played for.

More friendly matches. Be it preseasons for counties or tour matches for countries their just isn't enough of them. Every tour has a few and but sometimes you'll play a tour with none. Maybe a warm-up game for the home side aswell and even warm-up matches for competitions like their was for the summer T20.

More control of players. For example bouncer/yorker frequency for bowlers and frequency of singles/hitting over the top for batters.

More information in commentary. For example commenting on if the ball is turning alot/swinging alot/variable bounce.

More animations for the match engine. Maybe some better textures aswell and nicer backgrounds.

RAIN IN OD MATCHES!!!

I also agree with all that and I'd add possibly more diversity in regenerated players, I mean more quality allrounders, sometimes openers etc.
Opening batsmen all-rounders added to the game?
Regular T20 WC
More diversity of different countries regenerations for example as England Spinners are very very hard to come by in 2015+ And the Windies have an abundance of spinners but less quality pacers similar to Sri Lanka.

[ab5ides1]

Opening all-rounders are a must now because of Watson. It shouldn't be hard to do.

[Chasjs]

Well, Watson has brought it to the international front but even before his success their for Australia I asked if Lancashire's Tom Smith could be an opener/all-rounder. I was told no, it wouldn't happen.

Anyway. I usually just ignore the little 'o' in the corner of their symbol. For example, I only open Morgan in T20s. I would consider any solid batsman to open if I felt he could do a good job their especially if their strength is pace bowling.

Maybe something could be made of a players position in the batting order. Maybe add a preferred position (for both FC and OD) and also be able to show a players stats in each position. Maybe a preferred shot aswell.

Maybe this would be a better system than having an 'o' on their symbol.

[Imager36]

Once I get to the point where it is mostly regens, I use a heavily trained keeper and one half decent Opener to open, and usually end up with an allrounder at three. As well as this, I usually bed my best or most experienced batsman at 5, as with the two non-specialist up the order I feel he can anchor the innings. I seriously mess around with my batting orders :p

[ab5ides1]

bring back triangular tournaments as they still happen like the india, bangladesh and sri lanka one happening at the moment.

[Chasjs]

Agreed, I like triangular tournaments. Always fun.

[SportingNonsense]

It would be useful if, when only playing as a country, you get to choose who receives central contracts. In that way, it safeguards the players you use from a no county team retirement

[ab5ides1]

If that happens then you could just give all the players in yor county team contracts so you can afford more players.

[Imager36]

If that happens then you could just give all the players in yor county team contracts so you can afford more players.

That's why he was suggesting only doing it in International Career mode, where you have no county. You could even for it in County and Country mode, as, if you abuse it, you are only cheating yourself and not other players online.

P.S - I like triangulars as well, but not those australian ones that went on for ever :p

[ab5ides1]

Oh sorry I didn't read it properly and didn't realise he meant only country.

[Chasjs]

I feel central contracts need to be rewarded more intelligently, maybe scoring the players for appearances using this points system:
.....................Tests....ODI....T20..
Current Year.......8.........4.......2....
Last Year...........4.........2.......1....

Then the players with the top ten highest scores get awarded central contracts.

I just dislike it when a player is given a central contract and he's never played for me before.

[Yorks]

I feel central contracts need to be rewarded more intelligently, maybe scoring the players for appearances using this points system:
.....................Tests....ODI....T20..
Current Year.......8.........4.......2....
Last Year...........4.........2.......1....

Then the players with the top ten highest scores get awarded central contracts.

I just dislike it when a player is given a central contract and he's never played for me before.

that looks good. maybe have 12 players like England do in real life?

[Liammcc]

Would it also be possible to put an exhibition World Cup up, like we can do past Ashes series and the T20WC Etc., because the OD World cup is one of my favourite parts of the international career.

Maybe also add more past series's, not just the Ashes, like other famous or well fought series.

[Chasjs]

That feature has been in past ICCs, I don't know why it was dropped for this one. I enjoy the minigame aspect of playing just one famous series or a world cup from the past. Maybe the inclusion past ICC Trophy's, World Cups and T20 World Cups should be considered if licensing issues can be gotten past. Also maybe more famous series' and not just the Ashes.

Another similar idea is scenarios. For example a one off match with the game starting at a crucial moment in the match like the start of the third Ashes Test Match in Australia last time with England needing to bat out 2 days to save the game or the start of the Australia innings in their last Test vs Pakistan facing an innings defeat inside three days.

[Yorks]

Another similar idea is scenarios. For example a one off match with the game starting at a crucial moment in the match like the start of the third Ashes Test Match in Australia last time with England needing to bat out 2 days to save the game or the start of the Australia innings in their last Test vs Pakistan facing an innings defeat inside three days.

another one could be the last 10 overs say of that record breaking one day international between South Africa and Australia when South Africa chased down 434

[Imager36]

Or getting to play through the evening session of the Cardiff test in last year's ashes...

[Chasjs]

Yeah, there are quite a few...

[rock_cool2003]

Nuther thing dat shud be taken care of in ICC 2010 is dat Man of the Match should b fair which is not so sum times in 2009 version also there shud b Man of the series award after the end of each one day or test series or a WORLD CUP event

[habib]

Nuther thing dat shud be taken care of in ICC 2010 is dat Man of the Match should b fair which is not so sum times in 2009 version also there shud b Man of the series award after the end of each one day or test series or a WORLD CUP event
Yeah I agree with that.Good suggestion

[rock_cool2003]

Yeah I agree with that.Good suggestion
Thanx bro....waitin for it to release....

[Golaxi]

in the future the level of overseas players available to purchase goes really downhill. this must be tweaked

plus while managing england the players all seem to hit zero form all at the same time which makes it hopeless at a certain time of the season. this needs changing also

[Coyote]

I haven't read through 20 pages, so I don't know what's been suggested.

I only own two ICC games, 2002 and 2009, and they seem to be pretty much the same, 2002 being a shade better. I think ICC has to stop relying on database changes and start working on important things, e.g.

- The menu interface is awful
- The highlights are repetitive and unrealistic (e.g back foot drive to leg stump yorker)
- Player photos must be brought back
- Ought to be able to play as affiliates
- More domestic comps
- AI makes wierd selections
- The batting lineups are cockeyed

[Tom Guntrip]

I haven't read through 20 pages, so I don't know what's been suggested.

I only own two ICC games, 2002 and 2009, and they seem to be pretty much the same, 2002 being a shade better. I think ICC has to stop relying on database changes and start working on important things, e.g.

- The menu interface is awful
- The highlights are repetitive and unrealistic (e.g back foot drive to leg stump yorker)
- Player photos must be brought back
- Ought to be able to play as affiliates
- More domestic comps
- AI makes wierd selections
- The batting lineups are cockeyed
Yeah. Openers at 7, and dropping Dhoni and K Akmal really early.

[Yorks]

although akmal has just been dropped in real life :p

[Imager36]

How about Test and OD cap numbers? Should be fairly simple to implement with the existing debut season thing in place.

[Yorks]

How about Test and OD cap numbers? Should be fairly simple to implement with the existing debut season thing in place.

great idea :D

[kkj420]

when it's will release the game plzzzzzzz tell me

[Imager36]

Ages yet, kkj420, it won't be released until at least a month into the English 2010 cricket season.

[Chasjs]

I'd expect it around late June-ish.

[rock_cool2003]

Another thing dat should b included in d 2010 version is dat U cant change d opening combination if u wana in second innings of a test match....dat option shud b there....

[Oxslow]

Yes you can look at the bottom of the scorecard in the middle in between innings.

[rock_cool2003]

Also things like New Commentry and New shots sould b in 2010

[Frosty10]

Referral system should be implemented into the game

[Imager36]

I dunno... Error is hard to implement at the best of times, and error that you could then dispute with would be too hard, as in, it would not be viable in any way, as the devs really need to get their priorities right (wow I phrased that sentence badly :p).

Anyway, on the grounds of priorities, a suggestion from me. Don't bother to redesign the whole game again this year. You did that for ICC3, and 2008 and now 2009. It is simply not worth your time doing another redesign. The current UI looks fine, and time should not be wasted on this.

[the_trademarc]

Referral system should be implemented into the game

Referal systems won't work. Way too difficult to design, however, I can picture a way of doing it. Still, not sure what the progress or thought-pattern on this is at all.

Even it was implemented, it would be very basic, and more of a probability algorithm as opposed to actual rectification of errors, which will only cause more issues for both the designers and the customers.

[the_trademarc]

Anyway, on the grounds of priorities, a suggestion from me. Don't bother to redesign the whole game again this year. You did that for ICC3, and 2008 and now 2009. It is simply not worth your time doing another redesign. The current UI looks fine, and time should not be wasted on this.

The UI is fine, agreed. No change required. More effort should be put in just redesigning the actual gameplay model to match reality a lot closer (more specifically the County Circuit).

And also, I would love to be able to manually change the size of the windowed screen. This could be done in previous versions, and the window will be set at this size everytime you open the game up.

[Chasjs]

Here's and idea. Since I think copyright stops the use of ground names such as Lords, MCG and Old Trafford why aren't they just named by city so they become London, Melbourne and Manchester?

[Imager36]

That is a good idea, and it wouldn't be hard to hardcode in a couple of outground games if you were doing that (Scarborough for Yorks, Horsham and Arundel for Sussex, etc.)

EDIT - Whilst I'm on a spree, I'd just like to say that the groups for the Pro40 comp. must be randomised each season minus Holland, Scotland and the ECB Rec. XI. Seeing as this is the only proper OD comp next year, we need the randomisation so that all teams can be played with all teams in the OD format.

[Chasjs]

That's a pretty good point.

What I'd really like to see though is more made of International B teams so you don't have to through players straight in to the first XI. Maybe not actually taking control of the games but just picking the squad and the team.

[Golaxi]

yea i love that idea of international b teams chasjs!

[Anmol]

1. After the end of the series, Man Of the Series Award must be given and also The Batsman of The Series and the Bowler of the series.

2. All the records must be saved when a player retires. We must be able find the retired player and watch his stats.

3. There must be Staff for County Teams and as a Coach I must take my Staff team to the county which includes - Batsman Coach, Bowling coach. Fielding Coach, Physiotherapist. When an international player retires like Sachin Tendulkar, I must be able to offer him a contract as a Batsman Coach which will help my county batsmen

4. We must be able to make a bilateral series while playing the game buy Offering a Team to play 3 or 5 ODIs or 3 or 5 Tests when we don't have cricket for long in our Calendar.

5. Press Conferences and Players stating their concern must also be implemented because that will help the MANAGER to learn what his player wants from the manager and from the team. For Example, If I play SACHIN TENDULKAR at Number 10 for 3 matches in a row as a part of my strategy, Sachin must state his concern saying that He is Unhappy with the management and wants things to be good again.

6. A very serious point - Two Divisions of International Cricket must be there - Elite A and Elite B. After the end of a season, teams ust be reviewed and if teams like Bangladesh and West Indies doesnt perform good they must be relegated to division B and Teams like Ireland, Zimbabwe, Netherlands, if they perform good and get nice positions in the Elite B group, they must be given chance to play in Elite A Group

It is high time that We make a Superb International Cricket Game this time and the game perform very high and above expectations. It is time for a makeover and makeover for the good.

[Amad]

- Opening allrounder, I mean if you have an opening wicketkeeper why not an opening allrounder? Shane Watson, Mohammad Hafeez, Hammad Azam are examples of opening allrounders.

- Instead of having spin preference or pace preference, have the profile page show on a rating of 1-10 how comfortable the batter is against spin or pace and how aggressive he is against the preference

- Have the ability to include profile pictures... for instance just have a blank picture on the player profile but allow the player to edit the blank picture by just including a link from pictures.

- Have physical characteristics i.e. height and weight in profile page.

- Have an ongoing statistical database i.e. most wickets, most runs in the history of the game or in a calendar year.

- At the start of every year in international mode, allow the ability to give out Tier 1,2,3 contracts to prospective players

- Names... why is it that English and Australian regens have first names where as Pakistani, Indian and Sri Lankan regens don't have firstnames?

- Have a few more different action styles like front on or side on in the highlights section because it does get frustrating watching all your pacemen bowling like each other.

- Allow to select your own tour team against opposing touring teams i.e. selecting players for the PM's eleven.

- Include the ability to play U-19s, there are enough records on cric.info on U-19 teams.

- Allow to customise how many tour matches and against which teams for your international team when you are on an international tour

- At the very least, include foreign domestic leagues like Australia and India

- Allow the county to replace their overseas players when they go for international duties.

- Include a 20/20 competition

- Left arm bowlers bowling around the wicket instead of over the wicket. It's just so weird having Jon Holland bowling over the wicket to Alistair Cook, just isn't logistical or realistic enough.

- Bowling speeds

- Have medium pace bowlers run off a few more steps instead of just two steps... Collingwood doesn't run off two steps does he?

- M>MF>FM>F instead of M>FM>MF>F... I mean the general consensus is that FM is quicker then MF instead of the other way around which ICC has implemented.

- Fix the wicketkeeping bug with catches and stumpings as 999 catches > 00 catches and 99 stumpings > 00 stumpings

- Fix the bug where you have regen batters having bowling preferences of MF/FM or F

- Make regen left arm batters being able to bowl right handed instead of having every left arm batters bowling SLA and same applies with regen right arm bowlers with OS.

[OffSpin]

I think it should go back to the 2D graphics like in 2006 and concentrate more on adding new features

I still play 2006 way more than 2009

[Tom Guntrip]

A-teams would be nice

[Scritty]

Anyway, on the grounds of priorities, a suggestion from me. Don't bother to redesign the whole game again this year. You did that for ICC3, and 2008 and now 2009. It is simply not worth your time doing another redesign. The current UI looks fine, and time should not be wasted on this.


Agreed. I wouldn't even mind if it went back 2D - it seemed to have more character. Gameplay has got to be the thing this year - with immersion running a close second.

2. All the records must be saved when a player retires. We must be able find the retired player and watch his stats.

Couldn't agree more. This is why you play season after season. To break records and know how well you have done. It's vital, and a little suprising that the current modest stats system (that breaks at certain quite low boundary conditions, eg 1024 first class wickets or 999 catches) needs to be updated quite a bit. Many play cricket text sims primarily for the stats. Let's have some serious improvements here.

5. Press Conferences and Players stating their concern must also be implemented because that will help the MANAGER to learn what his player wants from the manager and from the team. For Example, If I play SACHIN TENDULKAR at Number 10 for 3 matches in a row as a part of my strategy, Sachin must state his concern saying that He is Unhappy with the management and wants things to be good again

Not a vital one for me, but player morale is not a bad idea overall.

6. A very serious point - Two Divisions of International Cricket must be there - Elite A and Elite B. After the end of a season, teams ust be reviewed and if teams like Bangladesh and West Indies doesnt perform good they must be relegated to division B and Teams like Ireland, Zimbabwe, Netherlands, if they perform good and get nice positions in the Elite B group, they must be given chance to play in Elite A Group

I'd rather not see this. It doesn't happen in real life so shouldn't be simulated in a game like this. If we go 2 divisions in real life then fine (and I'm aware there is talk) but ICC are keen to grow the number of test playing nations, and are aware that certain countries play each other far too much

India Pakistan
Australia South Africa
England West Indies

So if anything these sides will be encouraged to play Bangladesh (and maybe Zimbabwe etc) even more.

There is already a division system of sorts. ICC associate members and none test nations. Please don't add things to the game that aren't real and very unlikely to ever happen

Scritty