Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

The haunted history of South Africa's World Cups

Botched rain-rule scenarios, brainless run outs, dropped bats, dropped catches, contrived collapses, a missed DRS review - it's a painful list

20-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Edgbaston

Throwback to 2011: When New Zealand let their nasty out

In 2019, more than five years after New Zealand's cricketers re-branded themselves as kindergarten teachers with abs, it is difficult to even imagine the talons that they sprouted that evening

18-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Edgbaston

South Africa in a spin despite holding trump card in Imran Tahir?

Prospect of a turning track at Edgbaston could be a double-edged sword as SA fight to stay alive

17-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Edgbaston

Afghanistan's World Cup of self-inflicted chaos

The omission of Najibullah Zadran, their batsman of the tournament, summed up a team that is not giving the best account of themselves

15-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Hello, Rashid Khan. Meet South Africa's teetering World Cup campaign

Two teams in serious disarray are about to meet in Cardiff. One team has a lot more to lose, and that team isn't too fond of wristspin. What could possibly go wrong?

14-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Cardiff

'We have to compete, but we can't do that by copying India'

Sri Lanka's captain talks about learning on the job, shepherding his players and making the most of their limitations

14-Jun-2019•Interview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Why can't other boards take a cue from SLC to tackle rain?

Year after year, SLC successfully hosts series in months afflicted by storms that unload lakefuls of water into their stadia

13-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Past success could return to haunt Hathurusingha

He is ostensibly head coach of Sri Lanka but, weirdly, it is on the opposition that bears the clearer marks of Hathurusingha's influence

11-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Bristol

Sri Lanka batting coach backs Mathews to break out of the funk

Kusal Mendis, too, has started the World Cup with two low scores, but John Lewis says both players are too good not to come right soon

10-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Bristol

Nuwan Pradeep ruled out of Bangladesh game after blow to bowling hand

If the fast bowler is forced out of the World Cup, Sri Lanka have a replacement ready in Kasun Rajitha

09-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

New Zealand and the gym selfie

With three wins in three World Cup games, they're basically showing off right now. But the toughest test is yet to come

08-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Taunton

New Zealand's best need more from the rest

When Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor and Martin Guptill score at least 75 between them, the team wins 64.71% of their matches. But when they don't, they win only 26.32%

07-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Taunton

With Shahzad out, Naib hopes Rashid will fox New Zealand

Afghanistan captain says Shahzad's energy and the vibe he brings to the dressing room will be missed

07-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Taunton

'The guys are very disappointed and a bit angry' - Chris Morris

His captain Faf du Plessis blamed the batsmen for their defeat against India

05-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Southampton

South Africa undone by Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, and the spectre of the past

With Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav getting the ball to drift, dip and turn around corners, a self-fulfilling prophecy played out in Southampton

05-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Southampton

Lots of things haunting me at the moment - Faf du Plessis

Beset by injury problems and with two losses in their first two games, South Africa are turning to their all-rounders as the fallback option

04-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Southampton

Injured Dale Steyn ruled out of World Cup, Beuran Hendricks named replacement

A second shoulder injury has not responded to treatment and has ruled him out of bowling for the foreseeable future

04-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Southampton

South Africa come to Southampton with ghosts of World Cups past

They take on India knowing they probably must win five of their remaining seven games, the small matter of their collection of World Cup scars aside

04-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Southampton

'The problem is in our mind' - Karunaratne blames batsmen after bruising defeat

No reason why we can't win with what we've got, says Sri Lanka captain after ten-wicket loss to New Zealand in World Cup opener

01-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Cardiff

Cricket can't undo the horrors of the bombings, but it can be a balm to Sri Lanka

The game unites the country, cutting through race, religion, caste and class in the way few other things can

01-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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