Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Siriwardana tipped to be SL's spin allrounder

The improvement in Milinda Siriwardana's bowling may allow Sri Lanka to explore new combinations in their ODI side, vice-captain Lahiru Thirimanne has said

31-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Narine key in Holder's plans for middle-overs control

Spinner Sunil Narine's return to international cricket after a 14-month hiatus could help solve West Indies' lack of penetration in the middle overs, captain Jason Holder said

31-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SL, WI battle to restore ODI credentials

West Indies, who have been elbowed out the 2017 Champions Trophy since they last played an ODI, will be looking to regain their reputation against a Sri Lanka team that has not won an ODI series since 2014

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

Taylor and Warrican bright spots in woeful series

Jerome Taylor and Jomel Warrican impressed with the ball but the batsmen failed miserably with West Indies managing only one fifty partnership in the series

27-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Herath's heroics and Siriwardana's promising entry

Besides the two headliners, Dhammika Prasad showed impressive control while opener Dimuth Karunaratne had an encouraging series, despite modest scores in the second Test

27-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews hails 'great find' Siriwardana

Angelo Mathews has hailed man-of-the-match Milinda Siriwardana as a "great find" following Sri Lanka's 72-run victory over West Indies which sealed a 2-0 whitewash

26-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

'We need to work on our temperament' - Holder

Jason Holder marked out the West Indies top order's Test-match temperament as an area much in need of improvement

26-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

When Brathwaite bamboozled Holder, and Sri Lanka

Kraigg Brathwaite gutted Sri Lanka, and moved his team briskly towards parity, surprising his captain as well as the opposition

24-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

West Indies suffer a Chaplinesque collapse

Their batsmen found themselves in a punctured raft, taking turns blowing air into it, but they soon ran out of breath. Before long, they were all in the water, with Sri Lanka's close-in fielders encircling them like sharks

23-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Warrican buoyed by Sobers' message

Jomel Warrican called his four-wicket performance on debut "average", but his day was made when he received his maiden Test cap from Garry Sobers

22-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

T20 competitions destroying West Indies cricket - Sobers

Garry Sobers has delivered an emotional lament on the state of West Indies cricket, attributing the decline of West Indies side to the rise of Twenty20 leagues

22-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Holder confident of better fielding show

The costly drops and missed run-outs in the Galle Test have spurred West Indies to renew their focus on fielding in the approach to the second Test

21-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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

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