Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Mathews hails fighting spirit

Sri Lanka's captain Angelo Mathews hailed his side's ability to keep fighting after they chased down 137 to win an attritional Test in Dubai

12-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

T20 kings show Test aptitude

Though unsuccessful for long stretches during Pakistan's rearguard, the Sri Lanka attack demonstrated admirable patience and application

11-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dubai

Two wickets changes outlook - Ford

Two quick wickets for Sri Lanka on the fourth morning would alter the Test's outlook considerably, Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford said, after Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan stalled the visitors on day three.

10-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dubai

Sri Lanka still rough around the edges

Sri Lanka have the ingredients of a fine Test team but a little all-round dynamism might make the end product more appetising

10-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dubai

Kaushal knock as good as a ton - Mahela

Kaushal Silva narrowly missed a maiden hundred on day two in Abu Dhabi, but Mahela Jayawardene emphasised the value of Silva's 95, which he said was as good as a ton

09-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dubai

Jayawardene reasserts his thrill for the fight

Hamstrung by a hand injury, Mahela Jayawardene was forced to guts it out to make his 32nd Test century

09-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dubai

Watershed moment for Sri Lanka quicks

From looking completely out of their depth in Australia to destroying Pakistan's top order in Dubai, Sri Lanka's fast bowlers have come a long way to realising their penetrative potential

08-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dubai

Always under pressure when I play for SL - Prasanna

Returning to a team full of wicketkeeper-batsmen, Prasanna Jayawardene shows what he brings to Sri Lanka's table, either side of the stumps

07-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dubai

Will Dubai provide more for spinners?

Going into the second Test, it will be a match-up between Sri Lanka's batting and Pakistan's bowling

07-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando and Umar Farooq

Lakmal and Eranga are bowlers to watch - Jayawardene

The intensity of Shaminda Eranga and Suranga Lakmal's toil in the first Test against Pakistan has moved Mahela Jayawardene to mark them out as future matchwinners for Sri Lanka

06-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dubai

Mahela under the microscope after horror Test

Twin failures in the Abu Dhabi Test left Mahela Jayawardene without a half-century in his last 14 innings. At 36, he finds his place in Sri Lanka's team under question for the first time

06-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Resilient Sri Lanka overcome Test layoff

Sri Lanka will be pleased at having yielded no ground to Pakistan, after having been dormant in this format for so long. The pitch may have had the final say, but Sri Lanka were the more satisfied side in the end

04-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Abu Dhabi

Injured Kulasekara out of Pakistan Tests

Nuwan Kulasekara, Sri Lanka seam bowler, will not be available for the remaining Tests against Pakistan, after having sustained a hamstring tear at the end of the ODI series

04-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Abu Dhabi

'We'll be pressing for victory'- Chandimal

Sri Lanka batsman Dinesh Chandimal declared his team's intention of pressing hard for victory on a day-five pitch that is likely to be receptive to spin bowling

03-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Abu Dhabi

Sri Lanka fans have reasons to smile

If Sri Lanka's young cricketers can build on Friday's gains, perhaps in years to come fans will look upon this match not simply as Angelo Mathews' coming of age, but as the turn of an era

03-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Abu Dhabi

Jayasuriya questions Perera's work ethic

Sanath Jayasuriya, the Sri Lanka chief selector, has questioned Thisara Perera's work ethic as the board denied the allrounder permission to participate in the BBL

03-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Persistent Kaushal makes a case for the future

Kaushal Silva's entry into the Test scene hasn't been smooth, but if given the opportunitiy to blossom, Sri Lanka may have a man who can stabilise the top order

02-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Abu Dhabi

SL need more Tests to nurture pace-bowling talents

Although Sri Lanka ended up conceding a big lead to Pakistan on the second day, there were a few signs of a potentially good attack. For their young bowlers to develop, however, Sri Lanka must play more Tests

01-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Abu Dhabi

Graham Ford rues Sri Lanka's missed review

Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has rued the missed opportunity to review an lbw shout against Misbah-ul-Haq, soon after tea on day three

01-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Abu Dhabi

Mathews working hard to justify captaincy

Without a mandate to rule, Angelo Mathews is having to work extremely hard to prove his worth as captain. He played an important innings to save his side from disaster on day one in Abu Dhabi

31-Dec-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Abu Dhabi

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