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"If you take our batting averages, they're lower than those of batters in other countries, and you can see why that is - because we bat in spin-friendly conditions"

The surface for the second Test in Galle appears substantially drier than the track used for the first match, which Australia won by a massive margin

Sri Lanka's Test captain is disappointed at his team's schedule and considers it a "big disadvantage"

Pathum Nissanka is part of the squad but is racing to recover from a groin strain

Sri Lanka lost five wickets for 19 runs in 62 balls in a lower collapse that undid their work from the previous day

Sri Lanka need another 143 runs on the final day, with five wickets in hand but a long tail to follow

Despite the shellacking in Durban, Sri Lanka believe they can compete in the second Test thanks to their depth of seam resources

Jansen finished took 4 for 73 in the second innings to add to his tally of seven in the first

Their series win against NZ allows Sri Lanka to ponder the prospect of a WTC final berth next year

New Zealand were spun out and made to follow on, on a day hit by rain and bad light

The duo helped Sri Lanka recover from O'Rourke's strikes after Chandimal and Karunaratne had laid the foundation earlier

Vishwa Fernando and Lahiru Kumara combine as England rolled inside 34 overs

England hit back with ball after morning collapse before bad light brings another early finish

Sri Lanka captain also explains why they've been hard to come by

Sri Lanka have a three-month gap in their international schedule after the Champions Trophy, which could allow their Test players to feature in the early stages of the county season

Sri Lanka captain and debutant revive team from early collapse, but England unbeaten at close

Visitors name three-seamer line-up in anticipation of showery weather in Manchester

SLC also believes they have enough power-hitters in the team "capable of meeting any challenge"

He also hopes to have Karunaratne, Chandimal, and Mathews' support for 3-4 more years

This is the highest total in a Test innings without a single century