''Cricket 07'' is a 2006 cricket simulation computer game developed by

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and

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and published by

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. It is available for Microsoft Windows and

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. The game was released on 26 November 2006 in

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and in

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on 14 November 2006. The cover art for ''Cricket 07'' features English cricketer Andrew Flintoff. This is the last cricket game published by EA Sports. This game has garnered massive popularity among the cricket playing nations and many patches have been produced to update the game.

Gameplay options

Cricket 07 features a number of game types, including limited overs matches (50, 20, 10 or 5 overs), 4-day first-class matches and full-length test matches (5 days). You may select different pitches and different weather conditions in different venues. Several international venues are available, including the

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in India and

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in England. The venues vary in conditions and pitch type, and these can be changed by the player. The game gives players the option of entering different international and national contests, including full seasons and tournaments. Expanded features of EA Sports Cricket 2007 include improved player control and easy stroke play, along with the introduction of the Ashes section. There was also an addition on commentary as

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joined Richie Benaud. The game gives players the option of entering different international and national contests, including full seasons and tournaments: * World Championship: Control up to 16 international teams playing Limited Overs cricket for the World Cup trophy. * World Series: Control three to five teams playing in a day/night tournament in venues around

. * Knockout Cup: Control eight teams playing in a limited over tournament to win the trophy. * Test Series: Choose two teams to contest a series of one to six Test matches. * Tour: Select a team and engage in a series of Tour, One Day, and Test matches with the host nation's teams. The tours are ** Long Australia Tour ** Long England Tour ** Short Australia Tour ** Short England Tour ** Sub-Continent Tour ** Caribbean Tour ** South African Tour ** New Zealand and Zimbabwe Tour ** One-Day Circuit Tour

Australian State

* State Season: The six state sides compete over an entire season. * Pura Cup: Australia's four-day, two-innings tournament. * One Day Domestic Series: Australia's 50-over One Day competition. * KFC Twenty20 Big Bash: Australia's

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competition, where teams are divided into two pools of three.

English County

* County Season: The 18 county teams play a full season of first-class cricket featuring all four competitions. * Liverpool Victoria County Championship: England's four-day, two-innings, divisional tournament. * NatWest Pro40: England's 40-over, One Day tournament between two divisions. * C&G Trophy: A Limited Overs tournament with the winners of the North and South divisions playing for the trophy. * Twenty20 Cup: England's Twenty20 competition.

The Ashes

Players can compete for

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between England and Australia. The following options are available: * Ashes 2005 scenarios: Players choose a team and play out scenarios from the 2005 Ashes series. On completing challenges, players are able to watch highlights videos in the Extras section. * 2005 npower Ashes series: Players choose either England or Australia and take them through all the warm up matches, ODIs and Test matches in the 2005 Ashes series. This is created as a balance in the form of an England-hosted tournament. * 2006-07 3 Mobile Ashes Series: Players choose either England or Australia and take them through all the warm up matches, ODIs and Test matches in the 2006-07 Ashes series. This is created as a balance in the form of an Australia-hosted tournament.

Licensing

EA Sports lost the licensing for most of the teams for Cricket 07. Only Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand licensed player names and kits. All other team names are generic; however, they can be edited in the Team Management option or with a roster. Also, Australian players are blended into World squads of

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, but all the names are generic. The following national teams are available: *

* Bangladesh * Bermuda *

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* Ireland *

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* Namibia * Netherlands *

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* Pakistan * Scotland *

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Reception

The PlayStation 2 version of ''Cricket 07'' received "favorable" reviews, while the PC version received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the

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website GameRankings.

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