IGN AU: Ashes Cricket 2009 Hands-On & Interview

Meeting Ricky Ponting this time around was a somewhat more relaxed experience. In fact, Punter (as he’s known to his teammates and cricket fans around the world) was far more jovial than you might expect from the stressed-out looking captain you see on the cricket field. More than happy to chat, he seemed genuinely excited about the latest incarnation of virtual cricket with his face on the box.

Ashes Cricket 2009 is hitting shelves just in time for Australia’s return to England to retain the Ashes trophy, so expectations are not only high for another cracking test series, but for a fun and satisfying cricket game that improves upon the last Ricky Ponting Cricket. Ponting and I were also joined by Mark Houareau from Transmission Games, the Australian dev studio behind the new instalment.