Sean,
I just bought a pair of Advance 3s the other day having had the lime green adidas low cut spikes for 2 years. Compared to the advances, I thought the 180s seemed quite bulky stiff- I bowl medium pace but still prefer something light and flexible to feel the ground I run on. I expect to use the advnaces for bowling aswell as batting. They are definitely more low to the ground than other shoes which I think gives a far better feel for batting. My only criticism is that asics persist in placing only 2 spikes in the rear and I always play with full spikes. It only becomes apparent when playing on rock hard pitches, which come about once every blue moon if you play in the Northern League!