struggle to set a competitive target in one day games

[Oli987]

So this is a problem I'm having on ICC 2012 (ipad version) but I'm posting here as it's a more active forum.

I'm not sure if this is my tactics or a match engine bug, but for as long as I can remember I rarely seem to bat well in one day games when batting first - I do OK generally but most of my wins come batting second, bowling well and chasing a modest total.

Most games where I bat first follow a regular pattern. I start on 4-5 aggression and make a solid-good start normally scoring between 4.5-7 an over well into the first powerplay.

Then my batsmen randomly grind to a halt, and start scoring at 1-2 runs an over. At this point I'll either remain patient, or increase the aggression one notch. If I increase the aggression, I will instantly lose a wicket, which triggers a collapse. If I'm patient, my run rate will drop to about 3.5 an over, at which point I'll increase the aggression, resulting in the same instant wicket and collapse.

I would say this happens a good 70 - 80% of the times I bat first. This really seems like a match engine issue to me but I'm open for suggestions if people think I'm doing something wrong!

[Dick Van Dykes Disco Dog]

So this is a problem I'm having on ICC 2012 (ipad version) but I'm posting here as it's a more active forum.

I'm not sure if this is my tactics or a match engine bug, but for as long as I can remember I rarely seem to bat well in one day games when batting first - I do OK generally but most of my wins come batting second, bowling well and chasing a modest total.

Most games where I bat first follow a regular pattern. I start on 4-5 aggression and make a solid-good start normally scoring between 4.5-7 an over well into the first powerplay.

Then my batsmen randomly grind to a halt, and start scoring at 1-2 runs an over. At this point I'll either remain patient, or increase the aggression one notch. If I increase the aggression, I will instantly lose a wicket, which triggers a collapse. If I'm patient, my run rate will drop to about 3.5 an over, at which point I'll increase the aggression, resulting in the same instant wicket and collapse.

I would say this happens a good 70 - 80% of the times I bat first. This really seems like a match engine issue to me but I'm open for suggestions if people think I'm doing something wrong!

Hi

I think the 2 questions that might help are ...

Which team/country are you playing as?
how many out-and-out bowlers do you pick?

I play as many all rounders in the one day games with maybe only one specialist bowler
- at least 4 of the all rounders also being able to bowl. This means I can bat very deep which works for me.

If you want more runs then just pick more batsman - specifically more aggressive ones.
All of my batsmen in either first class or limited overs are always aggressive.

For example even if Phil Hughes is playing amazingly well during during a test series I drop him for the one day series and bring in Cameron White.

These have worked for me either playing as Australia, Yorkshire, or Chennai.