There is also a problem with the wicket keeper who doesn't wear a helmet like in many other cricket games. Most criticism is of the player designs not resembling the actual people, which is a licensing issue. Reaction from the public and critics was very good with ratings averaging around 7.5 out of 10. These include such matches as The birth of The Ashes, the 1933 Bodyline test match, Garfield Sobers' six sixes, and the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup final. The player can either recreate or rewrite history, depending on the team they choose to play as. There are also a challenge mode in the game, where the player can take on cricketing challenges based on notable cricket matches from the past.

There is also a 'Classic XI' mode, which has famous cricketers of the past such as W.G. The game also offers the player to construct their own team from cricketers already in the game, and to construct their own 'Career Players' who gain experience with each match.

With each difficulty bowling and batting decreases in ease. Along with the types of cricket there are several difficulty settings. Test match, Test series, One Day match, World Cup, ICC Champion's Trophy and practice mode. There are a few types of cricket that can be played in the game. The Hawk-Eye system used in the game Game modes

The game takes the perspective of the normal cricket TV coverage, other views and displays in the game also try to emulate TV coverage of cricket, for example Hawk-Eye, an electronic system used to track cricket balls as they are bowled is featured in the game. The game is also first to include licensed bats such as the Kookaburra Diablo and the GM Purist. The only correct names in these modes are Brian Lara himself, (shown as 'B Lara'), and Australian Captain Ricky Ponting (similarly shown as R Ponting). All other modes are unofficial as the rights for these belong to EA Sports and therefore some players and kits are made up for example Graham Thorpe becomes 'G Thrip' and Shane Warne becomes 'S Worde'. These two competitions are licensed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and contain official player names, faces, kits, badges and sponsors.

It contains the 2003 Cricket World Cup in Africa and the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy. This game is the follow-up to Brian Lara Cricket '99 (also known as Shane Warne Cricket '99 in Australia and New Zealand).

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