Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

SA invite India for 2017-18 instead of SL

Haroon Lorgat has said CSA hopes to host India in 2017-18, rather than have Sri Lanka back for a second consecutive season

05-Jan-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Du Plessis hails 'perfect' Rabada

Faf du Plessis has called Kagiso Rabada the "perfect bowler for a captain" following the 282-run domination of Sri Lanka at Newlands

05-Jan-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Newlands

Mathews calls on batsmen to ape Elgar's patient approach

Angelo Mathews has called on his batsmen to take a cue from Dean Elgar on how to bat in seaming conditions, after Sri Lanka were blown away in the Newlands Test, losing by 282 runs

05-Jan-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Newlands

Sri Lanka's quest for victory, and relevance, keeps waning

The limp batting performances carried out so far by Sri Lanka in the first two Tests are threatening to limit future touring opportunities to South Africa

04-Jan-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Newlands

Repeat, this is not a repeat

Sri Lanka's propensity to shut themselves spectacularly out of games was shown to be as strong as ever at the start of a new year

03-Jan-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Newlands

Pradeep still sidelined by thigh injury

Sri Lanka face the possibility of playing the remainder of the Newlands Test match with only three frontline bowlers, after the thigh pain that had hampered Nuwan Pradeep on day one continued into day two

03-Jan-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Newlands

Kumara's youthful energy turns heads

As a fast bowler you need a big heart to sustain your career in Sri Lanka, so perhaps it's a good thing the 19-year-old has experienced so little of it

02-Jan-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Newlands

Ford hints at promotion for de Silva

Dhananjaya de Silva may eventually assume a top-order position, but selectors and team management are undecided on when the move should happen, head coach Graham Ford has said

01-Jan-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Cape Town

Green pitch set to test wounded Sri Lanka

A grassy Newlands surface will bring smiles to the faces of South Africa's seamers and make Sri Lanka's task even harder as they look to bounce back from 1-0 down

01-Jan-2017•The Preview by Andrew Fernando in Cape Town

No. 3, will you please stand up

Sri Lankan cricket rarely fails to be in crisis, but of the current issues, the No.3 position appears the most contentious. We look at a few long-term candidates

31-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mendis aware opposition attacks learn fast

Even team-mates may not have known much about Kusal Mendis when he debuted for Sri Lanka in October 2015, so limited had his exposure been to senior cricket

31-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Cape Town

Whitewashers to whitewashees?

After a promising first day in Port Elizabeth things quickly unravelled for Sri Lanka, and that was meant to be the ground most suited to them. It does not bode well

31-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Terrible shots led to our downfall - Mathews

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews singled out poor shot selection in both innings as the main factor behind their 206-run loss to South Africa in Port Elizabeth

30-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Port Elizabeth

Kusal Perera gamble at No. 3 pays meagre dividends

Sri Lanka rolled the dice in August by slotting Kusal Perera at No. 3, but eight innings in, his claim to the position may be in doubt after twin failures at Port Elizabeth

29-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Port Elizabeth

Karunaratne explains run-out mishap

Sri Lanka's loss of five wickets in what is now an unlikely run chase was sparked by a run out involving two players fropm the same club who would normally trust their understanding

29-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka fielders drag feet during declaration dance

Staring at the prospect of a big fourth innings target, Sri Lanka went through the motions in an uninspiring effort in the field on day three

28-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Port Elizabeth

'We gave away some easy wickets' - Chandimal

There was no specific plan to score fast, says Sri Lanka's wicketkeeper-batsman

27-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Port Elizabeth

Lakmal, a day in the life

Suranga Lakmal took a maiden five-wicket haul, and then settled down to watch Sri Lanka bat. We put ourselves in his shoes

27-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Port Elizabeth

From farce to fierce

Sri Lanka provided laughs with their slapstick incompetence in the first half of the year, then came storming back with a whitewashing of Australia

27-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Lakmal's unlikely headline act changes the script

It was looking ominous for Sri Lanka when the scoreboard passed 100 without a wicket, but then their senior pace bowler came out of the shadows

26-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Port Elizbaeth

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