Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Mathews named SLC Cricketer of the Year

An outstanding year as a Test batsman, ODI allrounder and captain saw Angelo Mathews reap the Cricketer of the Year prize at the Sri Lanka Cricket awards

03-Sep-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Thisara will be major part of World Cup squad - Mathews

For months Sri Lanka's selectors and captain have been speaking of developing pace stocks for the World Cup, and they appear to have lurched closer to that goal in the series against Pakistan

30-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews puts faith on versatile XI

Angelo Mathews has had his sights set on the World Cup for some time now, and as the build up begins in earnest, he hopes to make adaptability a cornerstone of Sri Lanka's bid

29-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Vithanage to face disciplinary inquiry

Kithuruwan Vithanage will face a disciplinary inquiry over leaving the team hotel overnight during the first Test against Pakistan at Galle, Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed

29-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka seek to stall Hambantota slide

Sri Lanka do not have the best of records in Hambantota, but they will need to beat Pakistan - who are minus Younis and Ajmal - on Tuesday to keep the series alive

25-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Second ODI moved to Hambantota

The second ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan has been moved to Hambantota and brought forward to 26 August, after the Premadasa Stadium outfield was left waterlogged by 48 hours of continuous heavy rain

23-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

World Cup prep priority for Mathews

Angelo Mathews has expressed his desire to build a team and hone a World Cup strategy ahead of the ODIs against Pakistan

22-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senanayake returns after remedial work on action

SLC hopes to have Sachithra Senanayake cleared by the ICC over the next few months, after biomechanics experts were confident his action had been remedied

21-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Perfect Herath leads SL dominance

Sri Lanka's marks out of 10 following their 2-0 series win against Pakistan

19-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Emotional Mahela remembers the good times

"It's been an emotional day but I promise I won't cry," were Mahela Jayawardene's first words when he took the podium following his final Test

18-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

'Got a move on again in Tests' - Mathews

Angelo Mathews credited Sri Lanka's performance in all forms of cricket, after they climbed to fourth in the Test rankings after a 2-0 win over Pakistan

18-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

The people's man bids them adieu

To the people who have loved him, Mahela Jayawardene has never seemed like an A-lister. Almost 20 years after he became a celebrity, he has remained, unmistakeably, a man of the people

18-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

Win would be 'fitting farewell' for Jayawardene - Sangakkara

The Sri Lanka team had spoken about keeping emotions in check in Mahela Jayawardene's final match, but they will relish the chance to bid him farewell with a 2-0 series win, Kumar Sangakkara said

17-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

Sangakkara scotches retirement fears

Kumar Sangakkara's wave of the bat after falling for 58 triggered worries about whether he was set to quit Test cricket

17-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

A fitting swansong for Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene's farewell innings was not his most fluent, but at the end of it all, there was no wistful lingering or sentimentality - just a typically restrained acknowledgement of an exhilarating ride

17-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

A tense artist's final strive for perfection

Mahela Jayawardene has won matches off his bat, and thrilled crowds from around the world, but he has never been about the tidy, round numbers

16-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at SSC

'Younis wicket turning point' - Herath

Rangana Herath marked out Kaushal Silva's sharp work to dismiss Younis Khan as a key moment on Friday

15-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Herath's pledge, turn and prestige

Rangana Herath may lack the turn of a Murali or the guile of an Ajmal, but his immaculate set-up has still left many batsmen scratching their heads

15-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

Tharanga, Hitchcock horror or Eastwood western?

There are very few batsmen in international cricket who play each ball so differently from the next like Upul Tharanga, who continues to polarise fans with such an approach

14-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

'Mahela an unbelievable team man' - Mathews

Angelo Mathews hailed Mahela Jayawardene's influence on Sri Lanka's dressing room on the eve of his farewell Test

13-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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