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). The game is also first to include licensed bats such as the Kookaburra Diablo and the GM Purist. 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).
The game is followed by Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 (Ricky Ponting International Cricket 2007 in Australiaand New Zealand and Yuvraj Singh International Cricket in India). released on 21 July 2005, which was the first day of the 2005 Ashes series. Brian Lara International Cricket 2005 (BLIC) (also known as Ricky Ponting Cricket in Australia and New Zealand) is a cricket video game from Codemasters, available on Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Windows PC platforms.
