Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Déjà vu all over again

Early inroads, a dropped catch (or sometimes more than one) and then the opposition middle order leading a recovery. It's a familiar script for Sri Lanka

09-Jun-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Lord's

Ford calls for better county opposition

Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has suggested his team's approach to the series has been less than ideal

08-Jun-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Lord's

Lord's return a 'great opportunity' - Kusal

Kusal Perera was banned from cricket six months ago but two days out from the Lord's Test he was seen getting special attention in the Nursery Ground nets

07-Jun-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'Getting Sri Lanka back on track is a long, slow process'

Graham Ford, the team's coach, wants the island's special brand of cricket firing through his young team again

07-Jun-2016•Interview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Warm-up opposition not good enough - Karunaratne

The bowling Sri Lanka faced in practice games ahead of the Test series was of modest quality, opener Dimuth Karunaratne has said

06-Jun-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Ford concerned about Sri Lanka's fast-bowling depth

Sri Lanka lack depth in their fast-bowling battery, coach Graham Ford said, after two frontline quicks left the tour of England with injury, and a third was reported for a suspect action.

05-Jun-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mendis aiming to make bowlers tired of him

While other Sri Lanka batsmen have spoken of embracing positivity at the crease against a strong England attack, Kusal Mendis has instead begun to focus on batting time

04-Jun-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Willis lays out ambition to aid Sri Lanka's next generation

Sri Lanka's new high performance manager Simon Willis, has said he aims to bridge the gap in standards between Sri Lanka's domestic system and the international game.

03-Jun-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Will bat wherever team requires me to - Chandimal

Dinesh Chandimal has said that his batting position doesn't bother him, and that he will bat where his team leadership deems fit

02-Jun-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Positive mindset made the difference - Silva

Kaushal Silva said a determined effort to put the pressure back on England's bowlers was the key to Sri Lanka's batting turnaround in the second Test

31-May-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Dilshan to miss England tour due to personal reasons

Tillakaratne Dilshan has informed Sri Lanka Cricket that he will be unavailable for the limited-overs series in England and Ireland, owing to personal issues

31-May-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Chandimal helps SL reclaim their identity

With his effervescent character and homespun technique, Dinesh Chandimal embodies something of the island spirit - as well as the fight his team had lost

30-May-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Chester-le-Street

Sri Lanka find their fight ... and their off stumps

Today Sri Lanka began to pee on the raging fire they had started on day two, but flames are still licking the walls and roof

29-May-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Chester-le-Street

Everyman Herath waddles into history

He became the second-oldest man to reach 300 Test wickets - and possibly the least fit - but Rangana Herath's story is the best of what sport has to offer

28-May-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Chester-le-Street

For once, SL avoid being caught cold

The icy conditions may have had Sri Lanka supporters fearing the worst but this was a glorious day of competence in the field by Angelo Mathews' side

27-May-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Chester-le-Street

Mathews hopes Sri Lanka warm to their task

Two days out from the Test, with thick grey clouds overhead and the wind whistling in from the north east, Sri Lanka trained in the coldest temperatures many of the team had experienced

26-May-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Chester-le-Street

Ice-cold in Brontë country

Never mind Fred, Brian and Geoffrey, you can learn plenty about Yorkshire character from Emily, Charlotte and Anne

25-May-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mendis grateful for English league experience

There was no long apprenticeship at the fringes of the Test side for Kusal Mendis. There were no tours with the A team, or leadership positions in his club side

24-May-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Simon Willis named SL high performance manager

Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed Kent coach Simon Willis to the post of high performance manager

23-May-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Chandimal insists Sri Lanka still have belief

Despite a year in which Sri Lanka have lost 11 of 14 completed T20s and now been defeated inside three days in a Test, "one or two wins" could reverse fortunes, Dinesh Chandimal said

22-May-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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