Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Kusal Mendis has earned his place - Mathews

With 20-year-old Kusal Mendis likely to debut, the top order will be light on experience, but captain Angelo Mathews said Sri Lanka had little choice but to take the risk

21-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Pacy P Sara brightens visitors' hopes

West Indies need a win to save the series, while a strong victory would partially absolve the hosts of the disappointment of two defeats at the hands of India and Pakistan

21-Oct-2015•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Injury-free Prasad eases into SL pace spearhead role

Following excellent home series against Pakistan and India, Dhammika Prasad has become the Sri Lanka pace attack's new leader.

20-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Blackwood looks to build on patience and restraint

West Indies batsman Jermaine Blackwood has said it's not his strokeplay he seeks to sharpen in Sri Lanka, it is his instinct to survive

20-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews cleans up at SLC Awards

Angelo Mathews' excellent form with the bat and consistent performances with the ball, have earned him four major Sri Lanka Cricket awards

19-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'Rangana can play few more years' - Mathews

Tharindu Kaushal's indifferent outing at Galle raised concerns over whether he could become Rangana Herath's spin-bowling successor, but Herath himself could still play for some time yet

17-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Holder rues fielding lapses in innings defeat

West Indies captain Jason Holder was complimentary of his attack's disciplined but held the sloppy fielding most responsible for his team's innings defeat in Galle

17-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Kaushal shakes and rattles while Herath rocks and rolls

Tharindu Kaushal and Rangana Herath are both spin bowlers but, with one wiry and energetic and the other ambling in contentedly, they might have come from different galaxies

16-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

West Indies caught in Galle's sweaty embrace

West Indies succumbed to Galle's humidity as chances went down and Sri Lanka's score mounted inexorably on the second day of the first Test

15-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka roll out the old Galle welcome

Sri Lanka used to show tourists the delights of the Galle Coast and then impose big, bruising wins upon them. They have lost that knack, although a hundred from Dimuth Karunaratne was a reminder of old times

14-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Ambrose wants short, intense spells from WI quicks

West Indies' seamers bring more wickets and experience to this series than their counterparts, but will still have to deliver brief, intense spells to be successful in Sri Lanka, bowling coach Curtly Ambrose has said

13-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Mathews backs Thirimanne to deliver at No. 3

A move to No. 3 may help end Lahiru Thirimanne's lean trot, Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has said ahead of the first Test against West Indies in Galle

13-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Rain threat looms over clash of middling teams

While it's been 14 months since Sri Lanka won a trophy of any variety, West Indies have never won a Test in Sri Lanka

13-Oct-2015•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Wet October casts shadow over teams in flux

Jason Holder and Angelo Mathews will both be looking to mould their young sides in the upcoming series, but with rain forecast throughout the week in Sri Lanka, the prospect of uninterrupted cricket appears gloom

12-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Siriwardana strengthens Test case with 105*

Milinda Siriwardana's unbeaten 105 from 149 deliveries was the highlight of the third and final day of the West Indians' drawn warm-up encounter against Sri Lanka Board President's XI

11-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

New Zealand A wrap up series with 117-run win

New Zealand A claimed the unofficial ODI series against Sri Lanka A with a dominant 117-run victory in Lincoln

10-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Siriwardana, Kusal Mendis named for West Indies Tests

Batting allrounder Milinda Siriwardana and 20-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman Kusal Mendis have been named in Sri Lanka's squad for the two-Test series against West Indies

09-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Warnaweera asked to step back from Galle Test preparations

Sri Lanka Cricket has requested that Galle curator Jayananda Warnaweera step back from preparations for next week's Test, after he missed a meeting with the ICC's anti-corruption security unit (ACSU) in Colombo on Wednesday

08-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Holder hopes for swift Simmons resolution

West Indies captain Jason Holder said that the fate of suspended head coach Phil Simmons lay "with Phil and the board" but added that he had been a "wonderful inspiration" during his brief time in charge

07-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Rain forces practice game postponement

West Indies' three-day practice match at the SSC has been postponed by one day due to bad weather in Colombo, leaving West Indies with only a two-day gap till the start of the first Test

07-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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