Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

The case for scrapping the toss

Could giving the away team the choice of batting or fielding first reduce the scope for overly lopsided contests on pitches heavily skewed in the home side's favour?

21-Jul-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

'Sri Lanka, in these conditions, are too good for us' - SA coach Gibson

With three days still to go, and a draw or win unlikely for the visitors, the coach Ottis Gibson said that he wanted his players to compete with pride

21-Jul-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

'Really surprised' SA picked only one spinner - Samaraweera

Sri Lanka's batting coach expresses surprise at the composition of South Africa's attack, and says that as the Test goes on, the pitch will turn even more

20-Jul-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Maharaj buries ghosts of centuries of South Africa's spinners

The left-arm spinner did what no other South African spinner has managed in Sri Lanka - not get punished in spin-friendly conditions

20-Jul-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Du Plessis wants batsmen to 'trust their defence'

Refrain from attacking too early and await the hittable balls - that's the South Africa captain's motto, ahead of the 2nd Test in Colombo

19-Jul-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Maharaj hoping to learn from "best in the world" Herath

The South African spinner described the Sri Lankan's consistency as "phenomenal" and said he wanted to incorporate how the older man could turn and slide the ball at will

18-Jul-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Dale Steyn, the greatest fast bowler of the century

A deep dive into numbers from the last 30 years or so will reveal that Dale Steyn is not merely great, but is actually among the finest half-dozen quicks to ever have played the game

18-Jul-2018 • Updated on 31-Aug-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Chandimal to miss four more games over spirit of cricket breach

Already sitting out of the two South Africa Tests, now he will miss four ODIs too as the ICC's judicial commissioner imposes harshest possible sentence on Sri Lanka trio

16-Jul-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Karunaratne reveals strategy to tackle spinners

Karunaratne scored 218 runs on a Galle surface in which no other batsman could manage so much as a half-century, and this is not even his most impressive hundred in tough conditions

14-Jul-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

'I'm a big fan of taking away the toss' - Du Plessis

The South Africa captain thinks allowing the visiting team to always decide on whether they want to bat or bowl will bring back some balance to Test cricket

14-Jul-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

South Africa's attempt to put pressure back on spinners backfired - du Plessis

The South Africa captain explains what else went wrong for his team in Galle, such as the absence of reverse swing

14-Jul-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Thoughts from a fictitious South Africa batsman: This isn't how it was supposed to be in Sri Lanka

A fictitious voice from the South African camp shares his thoughts on the state of affairs after a horrendous second day in Galle

13-Jul-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Karunaratne proved Galle surface not unplayable - Amla

Amla said the visitors need are a 'couple of good partnerships' in the fourth innings to offset Sri Lanka's eventual target

13-Jul-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Karunaratne's self-deprecating, myth-busting masterclass

His unbeaten 158 Twas no breakout knock, just another rock in a bank of evidence to suggest his quality as an opening batsman

12-Jul-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Chandimal, Hathurusingha out of South Africa Tests

The Sri Lanka captain, coach and manager have "agreed" to not participate in the Test series after the ICC concluded its hearing on the trio pleading guilty to a level three spirit of cricket offence

11-Jul-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

West Indies tour has prepared us for South Africa's pacers - Roshen Silva

Sri Lanka batsman says the seamer-friendly conditions they faced in their last Test series should hold them in good stead against the visitors' formidable pace attack

11-Jul-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Rabada will take over from Steyn as spearhead - du Plessis

The South Africa captain backs both quicks to deliver with the reverse-swinging old ball in Sri Lanka

11-Jul-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Ball-tamperers' mega reunion in Colombo

What happened when the greatest concentration of convicted ball-tamperers ever seen on this planet descended upon Colombo? Andrew Fidel Fernando investigates

10-Jul-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Herath may retire from international cricket in November

Herath may quit following the three-match Test series against England. Provided he plays every Sri Lanka Test until then, he will finish five Tests short of 100

10-Jul-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'Pretty sure we'll continue with three fast bowlers' - Ottis Gibson

South Africa will continue to trust in their strengths, their coach has said, despite the likelihood of a slow, low turner in the first Test in Galle

08-Jul-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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