Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

The bunny bites back

James Anderson had tormented Lahiru Thirimanne on their previous meetings but the roles were emphatically reversed in Wellington

01-Mar-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Wellington

Herath in doubt for Australia game

Rangana Herath is in doubt for Sri Lanka's match against Australia next Sunday, after splitting the skin on the inside of his spinning finger during the match against England

01-Mar-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Wellington

Lasith Malinga: a hero or a pariah?

Detractors may question his motivation, but Sri Lanka's last phase could be defined by Malinga's bowling

28-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Wellington

England seek surge against rallying Sri Lanka

After shaky starts in the tournament, both England and Sri Lanka will be looking for resurgence when they meet in Wellington on Sunday

28-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando and George Dobell

Bad-boy Dilshan develops good habits

Less flashy, more substantial, maybe a little boring - Tillakaratne Dilshan has matured into one of Sri Lanka's most reliable run-scorers

26-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Melbourne

Taskin takes a nap, Herath doesn't

Plays of the Day from the match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the MCG

26-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the MCG

Mathews stands by tireless Malinga

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has voiced his support for Lasith Malinga despite the seamer's patchy form, believing "he will come good" when it matters most

25-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mashrafe backs quicks to continue good showing

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza believes his team has quality fast bowlers, and that the bouncy wickets in Australia necessitated playing an extra paceman

25-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Thisara seeks bowling mojo at 'lucky' MCG

The past year has seen Thisara Perera vacillate between extremes of performance. The challenge to him, as for his team, is to rediscover the powers that saw them burn so brightly in parts of 2014

24-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Jeevan Mendis ruled out of World Cup

Jeevan Mendis will play no further role in the World Cup, said captain Angelo Mathews, after the allrounder had sustained a mild-to-moderate inner hamstring muscle injury at training on Tuesday

24-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

This is the end

University Orientation week, with 20,000 students returning home after a long summer break, is probably not the best time to be visiting Dunedin

23-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Listless Sri Lanka missing spark on the field

Sri Lanka undoubtledly have high hopes for the World Cup, but that is not the impression they are giving off with lumbering efforts in the field. Perhaps the game against Afghanistan is the push they need to transform

22-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dunedin

Borrowed boots and a busted bat

Plays of the day from the game between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka in Dunedin

22-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dunedin

Thisara important to team balance - Mahela

Mahela Jayawardene has marked out allrounder Thisara Perera as a key man in Sri Lanka's World Cup campaign, labelling him a "match-winner" and a player that can bring balance to the XI

21-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dunedin

'No one gives us any chance in any tournament'

Mahela Jayawardene talks about Sri Lanka's struggles so far in the World Cup, and why their batsmen take as long to bloom as they do

21-Feb-2015•Interview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Poor fielding hurting Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka have had poor form coming into the tournament but their greatest shortcoming has been in the field

21-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dunedin

Moles plans to extract more from his team

As next opponents Sri Lanka took a rest day on Friday, Afghanistan were focused and intense in the nets under the watchful eyes of coach Andy Moles

20-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka look to fine-tune rusty attack

Former fast bowler Rumesh Ratnayake, a coaching consultant with Sri Lanka, has called for the team's bowlers to show more flexibility on the field, as he looks to fix an attack that has looked toothless in recent games

19-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2014 T20I bowling winner: A master sans mystery

In Chittagong, Rangana Herath lorded it over New Zealand's batsmen despite having only one variation to his stock delivery

19-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Thirimanne revels in familiar territory

In the years since Lahiru Thirimanne debuted as an ODI opener in 2010, he has batted everywhere in the order from No. 1 to No. 8, and now he's back at the top of the order

18-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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