Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Herath rages against inept display

Perhaps the perfect role model for Sri Lanka, Rangana Herath suffered a grave injustice by going wicketless on day two despite a performance that could have brought his side back into the match

27-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando in Melbourne

Herath's stunner, and an unlikely MCG favourite

Plays of the Day from the second day of the second Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Melbourne

27-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando and Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Welegedara suffers hamstring tear

Chanaka Welegedara will not bowl again in the Boxing Day Test and is unlikely to recover in time for the third Test, after initial scans revealed a tear in his right hamstring

27-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando at the MCG

Sri Lanka batsmen defeated by indiscipline

The MCG pitch was quick and Australia's attack assured, but neither were the menace Sri Lanka's batsmen made them out to be

26-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando at the MCG

Dilshan's brain fade, and superman Wade

Plays of the Day from the first day of the second Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Melbourne

26-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando at the MCG

Prasanna Jayawardene injures thumb

Prasanna Jayawardene will go to hospital for X-rays after he was hit on the thumb by a Mitchell Johnson bouncer during Sri Lanka's first innings at the MCG

26-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando at the MCG

SLC issue 'not a distraction' - Jayawardene

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has defended his decision to send a letter to the press, with comments on SLC, but said that the fallout from the incident was not a distraction for his side ahead of the Boxing Day Test

25-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando in Melbourne

Confident of Watson's leadership - Clarke

Australia captain Michael Clarke remained hopeful of his participation in the Boxing Day Test despite a hamstring injury, but was confident of his team's prospects under Shane Watson's leadership if he wasn't fit to play

25-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando in Melbourne

Mathews strives for bigger contributions with the bat

As the Boxing Day Test approaches, Mathews said he was aware of his poor conversion rate, and was working to rectify the problems that produced it

24-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando in Melbourne

Sangakkara at the MCG on cusp of landmark

Kumar Sangakkara has the chance of joining the pantheon of greats on the biggest stage of all - the Boxing Day Test at the MCG

24-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando

Sangakkara wants more Tests for Sri Lanka

Kumar Sangakkara hoped better communication between administrators and players would in future help avoid the dearth of Test cricket that Sri Lanka face in 2013

23-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando in Melbourne

Sri Lanka seek inspiration from Durban 2011

For most of Sri Lanka's Test squad, Christmas may almost seem like déjà vu, having found themselves in a near-identical situation this time last year

23-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando in Melbourne

SLC to probe Jayawardene's comments to newspaper

SLC will be reviewing the actions of captain Mahela Jayawardene and team manager Charith Senanayake, after Jayawardene said he had "lost all confidence in dealing with SLC" in a letter to the Daily Mirror newspaper

22-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando

Herath's 'modesty' at odds with stats

Rangana Herath, the leading wicket-taker for 2012, has not yet mastered self-belief. If his numbers are anything to go by, it is time he began counting himself among the world's best

22-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando

Dilshan undimmed by his age

Tillakaratne Dilshan's Test career may be nearing its end, but he hasn't lost the form, his fire, or the enjoyment of the game's challenges

21-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando

Eranga capable of sharpening blunt SL attack

In the absence of Lasith Malinga in Tests, Shaminda Eranga has the skills to be the most potent bowler in Sri Lanka's pace attack

20-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando

Last-day pitch a 'minefield' - SL coach

The fifth day Hobart pitch was a tough Test for Sri Lankan batsmen, says coach Graham Ford

19-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando in Hobart

Sri Lanka's skill demands they do better

While some of the fighting individual performances in Hobart were consolations for Sri Lanka, many in the team did not reach their full potential; they must strive for more in the two remaining Tests

18-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando in Hobart

Television replays caused Sri Lanka's tampering concerns

Mahela Jayawardene has said it was the broadcaster's choice of close-up replays that led Sri Lanka to raise concerns with the match referee that Australia's players were allegedly tampering with the ball

18-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando at Bellerive Oval

Australia's wicketkeeper-bowler

Plays of the day from the fifth day of the Hobart Test between Australia and Sri Lanka

18-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando at Bellerive Oval

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