<s>
Cricket	B-Application
22	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2021	O
cricket	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Big	O
Ant	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nacon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
official	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
2021	O
–	O
22	O
Ashes	O
series	O
of	O
cricket	B-Application
matches	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2019	O
game	O
Cricket	B-Application
19	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2022	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
confirmed	O
for	O
28	O
April	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
Big	O
Ant	O
Studios	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
Tennis	O
World	O
Tour	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cricket	B-Application
22	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
revamped	O
bowling	O
and	O
fielding	O
controls	O
utilizing	O
an	O
arcade	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
after-touch	O
system	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
ball	O
's	O
direction	O
after	O
it	O
is	O
bowled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
ever	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
an	O
all-female	O
commentary	O
team	O
for	O
all	O
women	O
's	O
cricket	B-Application
matches	O
was	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
game	O
cover	O
featured	O
Australian	O
women	O
's	O
cricket	B-Application
captain	O
Meg	O
Lanning	O
and	O
men	O
's	O
captain	O
Pat	O
Cummins	O
who	O
replaced	O
his	O
predecessor	O
Tim	O
Paine	O
who	O
was	O
initially	O
set	O
to	O
appear	O
before	O
resigning	O
the	O
captaincy	O
over	O
a	O
sexting	O
scandal	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
delayed	O
by	O
a	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Big	O
Ant	O
Studios	O
CEO	O
Ross	O
Symons	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
measures	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
turning	O
the	O
screen	O
white	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
had	O
seen	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
go	O
up	O
by	O
300%	O
.	O
</s>
