Cricket Captain 2018 Database Feedback

[Prefect]

Considering it just happened again I do not think that you did, so apologies for the false accusation.

Haha no worries man.

[Bearded]

Gary Ballance strong front foot preference? Seriously? He doesn't have a front foot! Strong, strong back foot preference surely?

Changed to back foot.

[Dan Thomas]

Thanks Dan!

Might it also be possible to get Eoin Morgan as a retired Irish player in ATG mode?

Unfortunately players can only be listed as playing for one country and as Morgan currently plays for England he will be considered English. Players only have 1 entry in the game database. ATGs who did play for 2 countries have to be selected for just 1 normally the last. It did lead to some cases like Nantie Hayward initially being listed as Irish (he did play 5 limited overs games for them in 2007) where he played most games for South Africa. As he is retired that could be changed.

[jle101]

Thanks Dan!

Might it also be possible to get Eoin Morgan as a retired Irish player in ATG mode?

[adelaidecrowsrdabest]

I'm sick of getting bowled out due to Bess, please decrease his ability! (although I should have a game as England before the next update ;))

He's being tweaked for next version.

Rovman Powell should be an all rounder and RFM Changed to RFM, think he'll stay as part-time bowler. Bowls more in OD than anything else, but mostly does so at #6.

Aiden Billzard should be retired Well seen, removed him from the game as he's not played internationals.

[jle101]

- Shafiqullah Shafiq (Afghanistan) is listed as "Shafiqullah Shinwari" for some reason. Just how we have his name, please feel free to edit names as you please with the editing pencil (top right of screen).
- Shiv Chanderpaul should be able to be selected for the West Indies as a retired player in ATG mode. This is doable in latest update.
- Eoin Morgan should be able to be selected for Ireland as a retired player in ATG mode. Won't be possible for CC18.
- Mlueki Nkala was primary a bowler, in game is is listed as a batsman. Actually listed as an all-rounder, which I think is fair based on him mostly batting at 7 and 8, had a decent FC record.
- George Giffen was a medium pace bowler, however in game he is listed as a spin bower. My research suggests he bowled off-spin at medium pace.
- Jack Saunders played for Australia, not NZ. Changed.
- Richard Hadlee doesn't really need that "Sir" in front of his name, does he? None of the other knighted cricketers are listed in this way. Just how our data is, like top, probably best to edit as you see fit.
- Srinivas Venkataraghavan is listed as "Venkat Venkat" See above.

[Bearded]

probably not the thread for this but does pace affect short or full pitching? Can a medium pacer, or spinner, bowl well with a short length in the game? Am I getting too focused on real life?

[Bearded]

I think Alistair Cook should be a leg side play, not off side!
Also Tom Westley probably wants strong leg side preference

For me, Cook is always looking for that cut behind square. With some of his bizarre leg-side dismissals to spinners, not sure leg side is a preference (though he can be strong with it and he's strong with anything off his back foot).

[ashhh]

I haven't used these players yet and perhaps the odd one is just having good/bad form but the AI are batting Kohli at 7 in the test team and he's averaging low 20's in both ODI and test match cricket but 60+ in T20's over 20 games.

Bairstow is averaging mid 20's in all 3 formats with a really pedestrian strike rate of 80 in ODI's and Dom Bess is currently #1 in the World rankings?

Moeen Ali and David Willey haven't been selected for a single International game all year which seems incredibly unfair, especially when they are both key parts of the #1 ODI side and both of them are doing incredibly average at CC level in the game for me too. I know he has only just started breaking through but Jonny Tattersall's 5 star form for Yorkshire had his highest score of 30... I would expect number 11's to have batting scores similar with 5* form. Harry Brook is another who looks International bound but he doesn't feel viable from what I've seen despite me making beyond efforts to get him working.

Also something that is really beginning to annoy me about this game is the broken transfer system regarding player availability. I signed Kuldeep Yadav to play for Yorkshire in the t20 games, and despite making it to the semi finals he wasn't available for a SINGLE game the entire season yet I'm paying him around 30k? Why is he even available to me, I can't even check the calendar from the transfer screen to see who's playing during the CC season so am I just supposed to operate in blind faith? Also the IPL YES/NO section is wrong almost 100% of the time, it's quite amazing how poorly that bit is done.

India
Vastly increase Kohli's ability in ODI + test cricket, we are talking about the best batsman in the World being used as a #7

Kohli's issues were fixed by some changes Chris made in the last update. THere's nothing wrong with Kohli's ability, so that won't be changed.

England
Decrease Dom Bess' abilities, he has only just begun to break into the scene Changed.
Increase Moeen Ali's batting and bowling accuracy. Don't agree with either, his batting ability is about right, as for bowling, well, based on his winter, we probably have him too good.
Increase Eoin Morgan's batting ability - similar to Kohli every year he is just a shadow of his IRL self in this game Eoin Morgan is not a consistent cricketer, he has one good year, one average year. He's nowhere near Kohli in terms of ability. I've tweaked him slightly, to improve his batting.
Slight Increase on ability for Harry Brook + Jonny Tattersall In their young careers, don't see either having done enough to warrant any changes in their ability.
Slight decrease on Alistair Cook, he is one of the best batsmen in the game which seems very silly now. His ability in game this year is lower than it was last year, his ability is about right.
Increase Bairstow's ODI strike rate, he should be one of the most attacking players in the game in this format He's currently very aggressive.

[muzzy]

Australia:
D’arcy Short needs his batting and bowling ability decreased. In the game he keeps picking up regular wickets and bowls 20 odd overs in an innings for Western Australia. His batting ability could do with a decrease as well i feel.

Tweaked his batting down, but his bowling ability looks fine.

Billy stanlake could do with a slight increase in his bowling as in the game he dosent seem to be getting picked all that much by Queensland.

Improved.

England:
Moeen Ali’s batting could do with a increase i feel.

Looks bang on for Moeen.

Dom Bess’s bowling needs a decrease, he keeps getting picked regularly for England in the test and odi side.

We're tweaking Bess, as he looks like he's now out of favour with England.

Will Jacks batting needs a slight increase.

Until he's done more at domestic level, don't agree, his batting ability isn't bad atm.

[bryce87]

Hasan Ali is RHB

Changed.

Also I feel I should campaign a bit more for Finnie to be an allrounder. He was NZU19 captain picked primarily for his offspin but seems to have developed his batting also. Being a young spinner in NZ can be tough!

In First Class cricket he isn't bowling, which is a higher standard than Int U19s.

[Sureshot]

Hi, great game once again, loving it so far!

I just wanted to give some recoomendations for changes in abilities for some Pakistan players.

Increase ability for Asif Ali , been a revelation for the Pakistani side. Improved.
Increase batting ability for Shadab Khan, averaging less than 20 for me in all formats. Improved.
Increase ability for Shaheen Shah Afridi, on of the best bowling talents in the world and now a regular in our t20 side but he cant get a game for even his domestic side. Improved
Increase ability for Fakhar Zaman, hes good in game but I think he should be better looking at his international averages. Should also be SLA rather than LM. I think his ability is about right, have changed to SLA.
Decrease ability for Ahmed Shehzad, is way too good in the game. Decreased.
Decrease ability for Aamer Yamin, way too good in game for someone who cant get into the first 11 of the worst team in the PSL. Decreased

Thanks.

Thanks for your feedback, please see my notes in bold above.

[bryce87]

- Also no sign of Chahal and Kuldeep in India limited overs squad. Ashwin and Jadeja are still preferred. KL Rahul was also not seen.

Tweaked.

- Mujeeb and Karim Janat were left out of AFG squad in T20 WC mode.

Improved Janat with the ball. Tweaked both and various other Afg players.

- Thanks for hearing out the points and making the changes. Worker did not bowl so much this year but he took a heap of wickets the two seasons before in limited overs.

Fair point, changed.

[bryce87]

Oh whoops sorry. Didn't realise I'd done that.

Considering it just happened again I do not think that you did, so apologies for the false accusation.

[Sureshot]

Ive had the same problem with Morne Morkel.

Bizarre, no issues with his ability. He's getting older, so he might tail off a bit.