Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

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Samarawickrama pleads for patience as Sri Lanka seeks form resurgence

Opener seeks improvements on match-by-match basis after team's two years in the doldrums

19-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

No regrets for Liam Plunkett after putting wedding ahead of England duty

Fast bowler has lost his starting berth to Olly Stone, but insists he's comfortable with competition for places

19-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

Tom Curran's comeback puts brothers back on course for all-format dominance

With Sam now a fixture in England's Test set-up, the time is drawing nigh when both Currans take the field together

17-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Pallekele

'You can't win a 21-over match with 150 on the board' - Niroshan Dickwella

Sri Lanka's big hitter admits he's falling short of his potential at the top of the order

17-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

Kusal Mendis called up as replacement for Kusal Perera

Replacement named after incumbent is ruled out of series with a quad strain

17-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Moeen Ali ready to rush his bowling, but not his thinking, as more rain looms in third ODI

England's spinners had to beat the rain in the second ODI, and more of the same may be required at Pallekele

16-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

Dasun Shanaka sizes up higher responsibilities in Sri Lanka's batting order

Allrounder is increasingly being thought of as a specialist batsman, and someone who can bat higher up the order.

16-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

Sanath Jayasuriya states his 'integrity and transparency' in wake of ACU charges

The former Sri Lanka captain also said the charges allege he has not been co-operative with the ACU's investigations only, and do not pertain to any match or pitch-fixing

16-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando and Nagraj Gollapudi

Murali finishing with 800

A fairy-tale ending in Galle

16-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sanath Jayasuriya charged under ICC anti-corruption code; Zimbabwe series in focus

The charges relate to failure or refusal to cooperate with an ACU investigation and obstructing or delaying an investigation

15-Oct-2018•Nagraj Gollapudi and Andrew Fidel Fernando

'Nice to see batsmen ducking and diving' - Olly Stone

England's newest quick Olly Stone is targeting a run into their World Cup plans

14-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Nearing the end, Lasith Malinga rouses himself for final World Cup push

Following a match in which he suggested he was once again death-bowling force to be reckoned with, Lasith Malinga delivered the rhetoric fans have come to expect

13-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dambulla

Olly Stone's rise gives Eoin Morgan another 'good headache'

The performance of young quick Olly Stone in Dambulla may have pushed him up a long queue to be involved in England's World Cup squad

13-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dambulla

New-ball bowlers deliver England DLS win after Lasith Malinga five-for

Chris Woakes and Olly Stone hobbled the Sri Lanka chase before the rains returned in Dambulla

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

Joe Root keen for England to continue their spin revolution

Over the last three years, the ODI side that has fared the best against spin is India. Second on that list, and only by a whisker, are England

12-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dambulla

Jason Roy ready to counter early trial by spin

Sri Lanka opted for two quicks with the new ball in the opening ODI but it would be no surprise to see that tactic change

11-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Our situation similar to England's after 2015 World Cup - Chandimal

09-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

You have a target on your back being No. 1 - Jos Buttler

Previous England sides have toured Sri Lanka with trepidation, but not this one which has risen to the top of the rankings

09-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dambulla

Moeen Ali ready to embrace expectation in Sri Lanka

Spin is likely to play a key part of the one-day series and Moeen Ali settled into his work nicely with a three-wicket haul

05-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Ambidextrous Kamindu Mendis enlivens England warm-up saunter

The left-arm/right-arm spinner couldn't prevent Joe Root and Eoin Morgan finding their form in England's first outing of the tour

05-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

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