– June 18, 2009 – The Australian Cricket team ducked bouncers and danced down the wicket as they took control of their own destiny against the English, whilst checking out Codemasters’ Ashes Cricket 2009 at the annual Players Camp in Coolum. This provided a solid training foundation for the team, before heading off for the real thing starting on July 8.

Competition got fierce as the Aussie team played multiplayer Test Match and One Day Internationals, to see who could topple the English. Mitchell Johnson, Australia’s young fierce opener, was steaming in with 140km/h plus deliveries aimed at Freddy Flintoff’s toes whilst Nathan Hauritz commented on the dry pitch, “The wicket’s a little dry today with not much movement about”, he said.

Ricky Ponting again took the crease again with a vengeance after some recent hands on at the Ashes Cricket 2009 press day, pulling numerous short deliveries to the fence. He was ecstatic to see such an advanced cricket title coming to consoles so far as to suggest, “Games like Ashes Cricket 2009 could certainly be used as a training tool for the squad in the future.”

All rounder James Hopes looked a little distracted from his duties at hand, keeping his eyes well and truly fixed to the advanced graphics. When he got some extended gameplay he said, “Let’s hope we have this game on the team bus while we are touring around England.”

Prepare to step up to the crease and help Australia retain the trophy in Ashes Cricket 2009, coming soon for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION®3 and PC.

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