Big Ant has clearly asked for the heavy rollers to flatten out the kinks in Don Bradman Cricket 14’s pitch. The tweaks are numerous, but what really becomes clear during match play is how much more balanced the game feels overall. Nowhere is this more evident than in the way the fielders have been stripped of their superpowers. Previously they leapt out of telephone booths to Superman-snare every catch that came their way, and nailed direct-hits with every shy at the pegs as though the ball was tethered to middle stump with industrial-strength elastic. Now they move slower, throw with varying accuracy and just generally behave like elite sportsmen who are nonetheless mere mortals.
