Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

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Home discomforts hurt Sri Lanka as England storm the fort

The sights and sounds at Galle were familiar, but the team spinning a web around stumbling opponents was not the hosts

07-Nov-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Ben Foakes shows class on debut to lift England from adversity

Debutant wicketkeeper Ben Foakes finished the day on 87 not out as England rallied from 103 for 5 through a series of lower-order stands

06-Nov-2018•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

'Greatest role model Sri Lankan cricket ever had'

Rangana Herath's former Sri Lanka team-mates and coaches pay tribute to him

05-Nov-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'He looks like a club cricketer but his mental strength is unbelievable' - Paul Farbrace on Rangana Herath

Sri Lanka's former coach, now England assistant, recalls the impact of their retiring spinner

05-Nov-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando and George Dobell

Lahiru Kumara axed from Sri Lanka squad for breaking team curfew

Dushmantha Chameeera steps in as reserve seamer for the three-Test series

05-Nov-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Galle up for grabs as spinners prepare to take centre stage

Rangana Herath prepares to play his final Test, as England size up a number of potential debutants on a surface that's bound to favour spin

05-Nov-2018•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

'Taking 14 wickets in Mahela's last Test was my best'

In the days before his final Test, Rangana Herath looks back on his spectacular career and explains why he's retiring

05-Nov-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

How Dimuth Karunaratne uses other players to get ahead

He loves getting stuck into his stats, comparing himself to his peers, and trying to improve his game that way

05-Nov-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Honed by the lean years, Rangana Herath prepares for final feast

Rangana Herath will retire in the realms of Test greatness, but it is determination and toil - rather than magic - that got him there

04-Nov-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

A cricket team called New Zealand? Never heard of it

October in cricket featured many Rs: return, retirement, run-out, rest and Ravi Shastri

31-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Arjuna Ranatunga out on bail after shooting incident

The former captain said his security detail had discharged their weapons in order to protect him from a mob that was intent on killing him

29-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Thisara Perera rues another spate of Sri Lankan dropped catches

Sri Lanka catching has been woeful over the past two years, particularly in limited-overs cricket

27-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Jason Roy blazes way before Joe Denly four-for seals hefty England win

Joe Denly and Adil Rashid shared seven wickets as England closed out victory in their final white-ball encounter of the tour

27-Oct-2018•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Thisara Perera hoping Sri Lanka's switch stays flicked

Sri Lanka came to life during their 219-run DLS thrashing of England in the fifth ODI and Thisara Perera suggested his T20 side would be on the attack again

26-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

How England turned the tables on spin bowling to establish a new ODI dominance

England's white-ball revival since the 2015 has been startling to behold, and it has centred on the subversion of their oldest weakest of all

24-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kusal Mendis' intensity the key as Sri Lanka's hitman turns the corner

Batsman's 56 from 33 balls was not the most substantial knock in Sri Lanka's innings, but it was the most eye-catching

23-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Sri Lanka seek to convert slim pickings to series consolation

England are targetting a 4-0 series win, but may field a much-changed side in the final and final match of the rubber

22-Oct-2018•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Rangana Herath to retire after first England Test

The left-arm spinner will play the first Test at Galle where he needs one wicket to reach 100 at the venue

22-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Dasun Shanaka rues the opportunities that slipped away for Sri Lanka

Another defeat for Sri Lanka was mitigated by the knowledge that the game had turned on a couple of key moments

20-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

England seal series with latest comfortable DLS victory

Sri Lanka overcame their-now traditional mini-collapse to post a respectable 273 for 7, but it was not enough to deny England another comfortable victory

20-Oct-2018•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

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