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Author: | Agent Starling [ Sun Aug 16, 2009 23:14 ] |
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Heavens to betsy, I was bloody awful earlier in my opening Ashes Test (on normal level). The Aussies won the toss and batted first, and I got them all out for 240-something, which I was reasonably pleased with, and I know my general bowling was getting more accurate. So then my turn to bat. In about 15 ridiculous minutes, I soon found myself at an utterly pathetic 17-8. I then decided it was a little too early to have moved up a skill level. I mean I seriously cannot explain what happened because I didn't think even I was that bad. So I started over and went back down to easy. The Aussies again elected to bat first and I got them out for 170-something. I then went in and have just now saved the game at 25-0, so that's a lot better! |
Author: | nickachu [ Sun Aug 16, 2009 23:47 ] |
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Agent Starling wrote: In about 15 ridiculous minutes, I soon found myself at an utterly pathetic 17-8. I then decided it was a little too early to have moved up a skill level. I mean I seriously cannot explain what happened because I didn't think even I was that bad. What were your wickets like? The ones you gave away? Was it just badly timed shots resulting in catches? or were you going for shots you really shouldn't have? |
Author: | Agent Starling [ Sun Aug 16, 2009 23:56 ] |
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I think, in hindsight, it was almost definitely bad timing on my part. I just need to learn that it isn't necessary to try and twat every ball as hard as possible, even in a 20/20 match! Also, I suppose with upping the skill level, things the AI let you get away with before, now doesn't work. |
Author: | myp [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:05 ] |
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Yeah, I'm looking forward to moving up to Hard. I expect my patience and discipline to come to the fore. I'm like the tantric cricket man. |
Author: | DavPaz [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:05 ] |
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I've found in my brief foray into test matches that the bowling is very different. In the limited over matches the bowlers are trying to get you out and therefore become a bit easier to predict. In tests, the bowlers are probably trying to restrict runs or destroy confidence, making it harder to predict. I got out a few times to noddy slower balls because it looked like a 'twattable' delivery. |
Author: | nickachu [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:07 ] |
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myp wrote: Yeah, I'm looking forward to moving up to Hard. I expect my patience and discipline to come to the fore. Im not sure how I'll fare in hard... it'll force me to be more patient, but Ive got normal down to a T now, so might be worth upping it, but I want the achievements! D: |
Author: | Agent Starling [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 15:53 ] |
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Sitting here at work, desperate to get home and crack open the cricket. Hurry up, 5pm! |
Author: | myp [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 15:56 ] |
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Agent Starling wrote: Sitting here at work, desperate to get home and crack open the cricket. Hurry up, 5pm! If only you had Gold so you could beat me around the park. |
Author: | ApplePieOfDestiny [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 16:05 ] |
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myp wrote: Agent Starling wrote: Sitting here at work, desperate to get home and crack open the cricket. Hurry up, 5pm! If only you had Gold so you could beat me around the park. I too have yet to do this. I can't believe you pretended dinner was ready just because you didn't think you had a defendable total. |
Author: | nickachu [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 16:07 ] |
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myp wrote: Agent Starling wrote: Sitting here at work, desperate to get home and crack open the cricket. Hurry up, 5pm! If only you had Gold so you could beat me around the park. Been there,done that |
Author: | nickachu [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 16:24 ] |
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Also, this is how you bat myp |
Author: | Morte [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 16:32 ] |
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Reading that reminds me that I wish someone would come up with a list of the correct names for the other teams, I've edited some of the obvious ones but I'd like to change all the teams. |
Author: | Rodafowa [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 16:37 ] |
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I've feel weirdly affectionate toward PES-style "Bryan Greggs" namealikes. I was actually a bit disappointed the first time I tried World Cup mode in BL07 and all the names became correct. I liked Freddy Flantiff and Minty Pansarian, dammit! |
Author: | Agent Starling [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 16:46 ] |
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The name thing bothers me a bit, but it used to bother me loads more in the Pro Evo games since I know more about football than I do about cricket, so seeing an obvious wrong name would stick out a mile. |
Author: | Agent Starling [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 16:49 ] |
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myp wrote: Agent Starling wrote: Sitting here at work, desperate to get home and crack open the cricket. Hurry up, 5pm! If only you had Gold so you could beat me around the park. Of course, a more likely scenario is that I would be all out for 27 runs, after just three minutes of day one of a Test. |
Author: | Agent Starling [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 16:51 ] |
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nickachu wrote: Also, this is how you bat myp How long did all that take, in actual real time? |
Author: | nickachu [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 16:54 ] |
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Erm... I dunno, it was end of day 2 by the time I bowled them out, but I declared with 15 or so overs to bowl in the evening of day 1. It was pretty quick in cricket terms. Myp will not be happy! |
Author: | devilman [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 17:20 ] |
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nickachu wrote: Erm... I dunno, it was end of day 2 by the time I bowled them out, but I declared with 15 or so overs to bowl in the evening of day 1. It was pretty quick in cricket terms. Myp will not be happy! I assumed she meant in gaming hours as it says the match ended towards the end of day 2 in your photo. |
Author: | nickachu [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 17:24 ] |
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Yes, but Im not sure.... the in game time kinda is a bit of a reference.... a few hours.... I dont know. |
Author: | myp [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 18:20 ] |
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Riles wrote: myp wrote: Agent Starling wrote: Sitting here at work, desperate to get home and crack open the cricket. Hurry up, 5pm! If only you had Gold so you could beat me around the park. I too have yet to do this. I can't believe you pretended dinner was ready just because you didn't think you had a defendable total. Did I get more than 100? If so, it was perfectly defensible. nickachu: you're not going to get a rise out of me. If you want to play cricket wrongly, it's up to you. |
Author: | Agent Starling [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 19:13 ] |
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devilman wrote: nickachu wrote: Erm... I dunno, it was end of day 2 by the time I bowled them out, but I declared with 15 or so overs to bowl in the evening of day 1. It was pretty quick in cricket terms. Myp will not be happy! I assumed she meant in gaming hours as it says the match ended towards the end of day 2 in your photo. Yeah that's right. It's not really a big deal, I was just curious how long, in real terms, a big score/big Test match would take to complete. I quite like the idea of playing it 'properly', and grinding out a big score over a whole week, playing an hour a night or something like that. |
Author: | TheAlbin0Kid [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 19:35 ] |
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Morte wrote: Reading that reminds me that I wish someone would come up with a list of the correct names for the other teams, I've edited some of the obvious ones but I'd like to change all the teams. Post a list/link to a list here and I'll do it cos I'm sad like that. |
Author: | DavPaz [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:22 ] |
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I've just tried the demo of the PC version. I even brought my wired 360 controller into work for the occassion. Using the conrtroller, the game's IDENTICAL. Shame it doesn't offer cheevos, or I'd be doing epic test matches for weeks. |
Author: | ApplePieOfDestiny [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:32 ] |
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Second test, won by 200 runs. Impressive opening partnerships in both my innings were followed by horrificcollapses and then rearguard fightbacks (I stop playing properly when I am 7 wickets down and slash out - my reasoning being that unless I need to bat out, I may as well get 50 runs from the tail quickly rather than prodding it about for 40). Australia cannot deal with an aggressive field, and so I bowled them out for 100ish in both innings. The only reason that I am going to play this series out properly before moving to hard is that I have Jimmy and Swanny on 13 wickets each in 2 matches so far, and Strauss has a decent score in all four innings so there are cheevos to be had. I can tell its going to get tedious though, opening the bowling with those to just to get the points - I can also see a Brawn GP scenario after the third test where I choose my bowler who is going for the achievement and have to bowl deliberate shit at the other end to make sure the wickets dont fall to the wrong person. However, run outs may be my downfall here. |
Author: | Curiosity [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:38 ] |
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Strauss is approaching 200 in my Second Test. Bopara got a 50, but then got himself run out, the plank. |
Author: | nickachu [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:37 ] |
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Riles wrote: Second test, won by 200 runs. Impressive opening partnerships in both my innings were followed by horrificcollapses and then rearguard fightbacks (I stop playing properly when I am 7 wickets down and slash out - my reasoning being that unless I need to bat out, I may as well get 50 runs from the tail quickly rather than prodding it about for 40). Australia cannot deal with an aggressive field, and so I bowled them out for 100ish in both innings. The only reason that I am going to play this series out properly before moving to hard is that I have Jimmy and Swanny on 13 wickets each in 2 matches so far, and Strauss has a decent score in all four innings so there are cheevos to be had. I can tell its going to get tedious though, opening the bowling with those to just to get the points - I can also see a Brawn GP scenario after the third test where I choose my bowler who is going for the achievement and have to bowl deliberate shit at the other end to make sure the wickets dont fall to the wrong person. However, run outs may be my downfall here. Just try and win the ashes, there's 100 glorious points for that |
Author: | Morte [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:08 ] |
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This is the best list I've found for the real names (they correspond to the order in the squad lists). It's a complete ball ache to change the names but I'd rather have the real ones. However there are some strange ommissions from the list, like no Dwayne Bravo in the West Indies squad. Sri Lanka: Code: Ajantha Mendis Chamara Kapugedera Chamara Silva Chaminda Vaas Dilhara Fernando Fervez Maharoof Indika de Saram Jehan Mubarak Kaushalya Weeraratne Kumar Sangakkara Lasith Malinga Mahela Jayawardene Mahela Udawatte Malinda Warnapura Muttiah Muralitharan Nuwan Kulasekera Prasanna Jayawardene Sanath Jayasuriya Tharanga Paranavitana Thilan Samaraweera Thilan Thushara Thilina Kandamby Tillekaratne Dilshan South Africa Code: AB DeVilliers Albie Morkel Ashwell Prince Dale Steyn Graeme Smith Hashim Amla Herschelle Gibbs Jacques Kallis JP Duminy Johan Botha Johann Louw Justin Ontong Lonwabo Tsotsobe Makhaya Ntini Mark Boucher Monde Zondeki Morne Morkel Neil McKenzie Paul Harris Rory Kleinveldt Vaughn van Jaarsveld Vernon Philander Wayne Parnell West Indies: Code: Amit Jaggernauth Andre Fletcher Brendan Nash Carlton Baugh Chris Gayle Daren Powell Denesh Ramdin Devon Smith Fidel Edwards Jermaine Taylor Kemar Roach Kieron Pollard Lendl Simmons Leon Johnson Lionel Baker Nikita Miller Ramnaresh Sarwan Ryan Hinds Sewnarine Chattergoon Shawn Findlay Shivnarine Chanderpaul Sulieman Benn Xavier Marshall India: Code: Amit Mishra Gautam Gambhir Harbhajan Singh Irfan Pathan Ishant Sharma Lakshmi Balaji MS Dhoni Manoj Tiwary Manpreet Gony Murali Vijay Piyush Chawla Pragyan Ojha Rahul Dravid Ravindra Jadeja Rohit Sharma Sachin Tendulkar Suresh Raina Virat Kohli Virender Sehwag VVS Laxman Yusuf Pathan Yuvraj Singh Zaheer Khan New Zealand: Code: Brendon Diamanti Brendon McCullum Daniel Flynn Daniel Vettori Ewan Thompson Gareth Hopkins Grant Elliott Iain O'Brien Ian Butler Jacob Oram James Franklin Jamie How Jeetan Patel Jesse Ryder Kyle Mills Mark Gillespie Martin Guptill Nathan McCullum Neil Broom Peter Fulton Ross Taylor Tim McIntosh Tim Southee Pakistan: Code: Abdur Rauf Anwar Ali Danesh Kaneria Faisal Iqbal Fawad Alam Iftikhar Anjum Kamran Akmal Khalid Latif Khurram Manzoor Misbah ul Haq Saeed Ajmal Salman Butt Shahid Afridi Shoaib Akhtar Shoaib Khan Shoaib Malik Sohail Khan Sohail Tanvir Umar Gul Yasir Arafat Younis Khan Zulquarnain Haider Bangladesh: Code: Abdur Razzak Dhiman Ghosh Dolar Mahmud Enamul Haque Imrul Kayes Junaid Siddique Mahbulbul Alam Aftab Ahmed Mashrafe Mortaza Mehrab Hossein Mohammed Ashraful Mohammed Mahmudullah Mohammed Nazimuddin Mushfiqur Rahim Naeem Islam Nazmul Hossain Raqibul Hasan Rubel Hossain Sajidul Islam Shahadat Hossein Shakib Al Hasan Syed Rasel Tamim Iqbal Ireland: Code: Alex Cusack Andre Botha Andrew Poynter Andrew White Boyd Rankin Eoin Morgan Gary Kidd Gary Wilson Greg Thompson Kenny Carroll Kevin O'Brien Kyle McCallan Niall O'Brien Paul Stirling Peter Connell Phil Eaglestone Regan West Reinhardt Strydom Roger Whelan Ryan Haire Thinus Fourie Trent Johnston William Porterfield Kenya: Code: Alex Obanda Ashish Karia Collins Obuya David Obuya Elijah Otieno Hiren Varaiya Jadavji Jesani Jimmy Kamande Kalpesh Patel Kennedy Otieno Lameck Onyango Malhar Patel Maurice Ouma Nehemiah Odhiambo Peter Ongondo Ragheb Aga Rajesh Bhudia Rakep Patel Seren Waters Steve Tikolo Tanmay Mishra Thomas Odoyo Tony Suji |
Author: | ApplePieOfDestiny [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:19 ] |
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nickachu wrote: Riles wrote: Second test, won by 200 runs. Impressive opening partnerships in both my innings were followed by horrificcollapses and then rearguard fightbacks (I stop playing properly when I am 7 wickets down and slash out - my reasoning being that unless I need to bat out, I may as well get 50 runs from the tail quickly rather than prodding it about for 40). Australia cannot deal with an aggressive field, and so I bowled them out for 100ish in both innings. The only reason that I am going to play this series out properly before moving to hard is that I have Jimmy and Swanny on 13 wickets each in 2 matches so far, and Strauss has a decent score in all four innings so there are cheevos to be had. I can tell its going to get tedious though, opening the bowling with those to just to get the points - I can also see a Brawn GP scenario after the third test where I choose my bowler who is going for the achievement and have to bowl deliberate shit at the other end to make sure the wickets dont fall to the wrong person. However, run outs may be my downfall here. Just try and win the ashes, there's 100 glorious points for that Thats the plan in the third test, although there may be some strange captaincy going on |
Author: | nickachu [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:23 ] |
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You've got to play all 5 to get the achievement |
Author: | TheAlbin0Kid [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 16:20 ] |
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nickachu wrote: You've got to play all 5 to get the achievement Pwned! |
Author: | ApplePieOfDestiny [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 16:26 ] |
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nickachu wrote: You've got to play all 5 to get the achievement Aye, I know. Thought I made it clear I was going to play all five (even though I'm going to get bored doing so). Although if there is no chance of high run scorer/wicket takers after the fourth test, I may just do comedy declarations to end the game. |
Author: | nickachu [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 16:29 ] |
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Win toss. Put them into bat Bowl out for low total. Pwn total by smashing around park. Bowl them out again. Win. |
Author: | TheAlbin0Kid [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 16:32 ] |
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Sounds like such a fun game |
Author: | Curiosity [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 16:33 ] |
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nickachu wrote: Win toss. Put them into bat Bowl out for low total. Pwn total by smashing around park. Bowl them out again. Win. I think he was going along the lines of: Go 3-0 up Lose the following two matches as quickly as possible. Get cheevo. |
Author: | TheAlbin0Kid [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 16:34 ] |
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Curiosity wrote: nickachu wrote: Win toss. Put them into bat Bowl out for low total. Pwn total by smashing around park. Bowl them out again. Win. I think he was going along the lines of: Go 3-0 up Lose the following two matches as quickly as possible. Get cheevo. He needs to get his individual run scorers/wicket takers achievements though, that will need all 5 tests probably. |
Author: | nickachu [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 16:40 ] |
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Ive started another ashes on normal, mainly for the 2 achievements the wickets and the runs. 11 overs in, aus are 54/5. 3 from sideshow and 2 from anderson, shames there's no catching achievement as colly has got all 5! Edit: Nooooooooooooooooooooo xbox frozen D: |
Author: | Curiosity [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 16:59 ] |
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nickachu wrote: Ive started another ashes on normal, mainly for the 2 achievements the wickets and the runs. 11 overs in, aus are 54/5. 3 from sideshow and 2 from anderson, shames there's no catching achievement as colly has got all 5! Edit: Nooooooooooooooooooooo xbox frozen D: In my first bowling performance, Colly took the first seven catches in a row. The computer really does love hitting it to cover. |
Author: | Agent Starling [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 13:56 ] |
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nickachu wrote: Edit: Nooooooooooooooooooooo xbox frozen D: Now, this happened to me last night. I was just about to make a catch and the game froze. I'm confident it was the game and not the console. I was pissed off as it was a right early wicket I could have taken. Anyway, started again (Ashes first Test, on easy), and got the Aussies out for a comical 60-something. There were a few silly run outs, but also my bowling has improved and I know this helped. I then went into bat and got a very respectable 250-something, and saved the game last night with Australia coming in for their second innings. Also! I appear to have learned a bit of restraint and patience, as during my innings, I had two blokes (Strauss & Bell) forming a solid and fairly long partnership and getting to 50+ runs each (Strauss eventually getting out for about 76). One final comment - I'm glad I swooped on this game when I did, as I noticed in Asda that the price is now back up to about 35 quid. |
Author: | nickachu [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 14:38 ] |
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Been rinsing the achievements on this now. Only need hat-trick and top hat trick for 100% |
Author: | myp [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 15:00 ] |
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nickachu wrote: Been rinsing the achievements on this now. Only need hat-trick and top hat trick for 100% I've already got both of those. |
Author: | nickachu [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 15:05 ] |
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I can get 2 in a row, but never the 3rd |
Author: | myp [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 15:06 ] |
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I got them both against that guy who left in the middle of our ranked game. |
Author: | nickachu [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 15:09 ] |
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with the amount of lag I get, I could probably bowl someone out in 10 balls on an online game |
Author: | myp [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 15:12 ] |
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nickachu wrote: with the amount of lag I get, I could probably bowl someone out in 10 balls on an online game Yes, you seem to be tremendously laggy. I haven't had that problem with anyone else. |
Author: | nickachu [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 15:13 ] |
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it's my internet here... Im stuck at home and the internet is poo. It'll be good again soon I hope when I move to Brum, then we can have a real game. |
Author: | ApplePieOfDestiny [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 15:48 ] |
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nickachu wrote: it's my internet here... Im stuck at home and the internet is poo. It'll be good again soon I hope when I move to Brum, then we can have a real game. We're all playing Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge next month. |
Author: | DavPaz [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 15:53 ] |
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damn you all and your seemingly endless xbox time! Balls to it , I'm going home early to finish off this twatting guitar career then I'm gonna play me some cricket |
Author: | nickachu [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 16:00 ] |
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Riles wrote: nickachu wrote: it's my internet here... Im stuck at home and the internet is poo. It'll be good again soon I hope when I move to Brum, then we can have a real game. We're all playing Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge next month. I'll have 100% it by then so no need to play it anymore |
Author: | myp [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 16:42 ] |
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I bet you can't win the Ashes on Hard. |
Author: | DavPaz [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 16:46 ] |
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myp wrote: I bet you can't win the Ashes on Hard. A challenge emerges! |
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