$44.99Cricket 22 The Ashes and beyond, in full detail
Bat, bowl and field through licensed cricket from five nations, with men's and women's teams, a career that follows you off the pitch, and friends to face in co-op.
Is Cricket 22 worth it?
Cricket 22 is worth it if…
- you follow the Ashes, the Big Bash or The Hundred and want the real teams and players
- you enjoy sports simulations that reward practice and reading the game
- you want a career mode where training, press and injuries shape the story
- you like playing matches with a friend, cooperatively or head to head
- you are new to cricket games and want tutorials that ease you in
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Licensed competitions from four continents
The centrepiece is the full licensed Ashes contest, the long-running rivalry between Australia and England, played out in its entirety. Beyond that, you can chase big hits in Australia's Big Bash T20, try the innovative format of The Hundred in England, or take the party to the Caribbean with the CPL. International play covers fully licensed teams from Australia, England, the West Indies, New Zealand and Ireland. And it is not just the men's game: women's cricket is replicated across every mode, with equal representation throughout. Pick a competition, pick a side, and the real teams and players are there waiting.
Bowling, batting and fielding that respond to you
The controls have been rebuilt from the ground up. On the bowling side you set your line, length and pace, and whether you want to rattle a batter with a feisty fast bouncer. In the field, the satisfying snap of hurling the ball in from the infield for a precision run-out is its own small reward. Batting asks for footwork, timing and shot choice, and the game rewards reading the delivery rather than swinging hard at everything. The core gameplay is what keeps cricket fans playing: it takes some learning, but once the timing clicks, bowling in particular feels genuinely good.
A career you steer on and off the field
Career mode puts you in charge of a player's whole path towards international glory. You manage your own training, face press conferences, deal with injuries when they come, and decide which contracts and competitions shape your rise. It is a narrative-driven mode, so the choices off the field carry as much weight as the shots on it. You are not just batting your way up the ranks; you are deciding what kind of cricketer this person becomes, from gym sessions to the answers you give the press.
Playing together, in the same lobby or across the world
Cricket 22 supports multiplayer and online co-op, so a match can be a social thing rather than a solo grind. Join a lobby with a friend, coordinate who bowls and who bats, and jump into a round together, whether you are teaming up against the AI or facing off across the pitch. The competitive side is where the game shines for many: out-thinking a real opponent, setting a field to trap them, or digging in as a batter when the bowler has worked you out. Sessions are straightforward to set up, and a shared love of arguing about lbw decisions is optional but recommended.
Do I need to know cricket to play it?
Do you need to know cricket to play it?
No, and this is the most accessible entry in the series so far. A completely overhauled set of tutorials and a first-time user experience walk you through batting, bowling and fielding step by step, so you can go from curious to competent without a rulebook. That said, fans of the sport get the most out of it: the licensed competitions, the real bowling actions and the depth of the simulation all land harder if you know why a bouncer at the right moment matters.
How does the game look and sound?
It is built for recent hardware, with real-time ray tracing among the visual updates, and it loads fast so you get into matches quickly. On the sound side, there is a full commentary team: Michael Atherton, Ian Healy, Mel Jones, Alison Mitchell and David Gower call the play with depth and analysis, and for the first time in a sports game there is an all-women commentary team as well.
Can you play it solo?
Yes. Singleplayer is a core part of the game, from quick matches against the AI to the full narrative career mode, where you manage training, press conferences and injuries on your own path to international cricket. You never need another person to get a complete experience, though the multiplayer and online co-op are there when you want company.
Is it beginner friendly or hard to master?
Both, in a good way. The tutorials and first-time experience make the basics approachable, but the rebuilt batting and bowling controls have real depth: timing, footwork and shot selection matter, and the game rewards practice. Expect a learning curve before the timing clicks, especially if you want to play at a high level, and expect that click to feel earned when it comes.
