I couldn't resist...
Man, I dreamed that I was playing cricket last night :P
When an anti-piracy method is affecting the game for people who legitimately bought it and causing other people not to buy the game, there is obviously something wrong with it!
Some of the biggest crits I have with the game (after at least 12 hours play time);
Not really such a thing as a close 1run, if you take a chance you will be out! No matter where they throw from, 90% of the time they will direct hit stumps. Though this is one of the issues to be addressed.
Sometimes the batsmen tend to walk or mowzie their way into the crease, which ends in a run out. Think this is another issue to be addressed.
The stadiums are very low res/textures, though it doesn't distract too much from gameplay.
The bridge between Amateur and Pro is quite a bit, makes it challenging though.
All in all I am very happy with purchase thus far. Really enjoying this. Apart from a few niglies and nuances, it delivers nicely and well presented. The ball physics are really great and the attention to detail is outstanding. I love watching how you can actually see the ball rolling out the back of the hand from a wrist spinner.
Ps, sorry for the long post!