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Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

@afidelf

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

The pillars of Sri Lanka's future

As Sri Lanka begin a major overseas assignment, a clutch of young players have been tasked with making the side a force in international cricket again. We profile four of them

25-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Herath's magic show goes on tour again

Sri Lanka's No. 1 spinner won't exactly be a pushover just because he is playing away from home

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

Hosts hold edge, but young side gives Sri Lanka hope

There is little doubt that South Africa have an advantage over Sri Lanka, who have been poor travellers on previous tours, but the visitors are hopeful of building on the potential shown by a young side recently

25-Dec-2016•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Port Elizabeth

'Youngsters filling vacuum left by Sanga, Mahela, Dilshan' - Mathews

Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka's captain, is enthused by the young talent that has bolstered Sri Lanka's batting ahead of their tour of South Africa

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

Which Sri Lanka can South Africa expect?

Sri Lanka have a rising crop of young batsmen and an underrated pace attack, but their record away from home will cause fans to mix optimism and trepidation

23-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Warm-up match ends productively for SL batsmen

Sri Lanka ended their tour game with seven out of eight batsmen striking half-centuries in the approach to the first Test on Boxing Day

20-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Angelo Mathews takes two on return to bowling

The South Africa Invitational XI finished the day 88 runs behind Sri Lankans' first innings score of 373 after Leus du Plooy struck 142

19-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kaushal, Karunaratne warm-up with 159-run stand

Four Sri Lankans made 50-plus scores on day one of their tour match in South Africa

18-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Ranjit Fernando appointed Sri Lanka manager

Ranjit Fernando has been appointed to replace Charith Senanayake as the manager of the Sri Lanka team for the tours of South Africa and Australia

08-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Uncapped Vikum Sanjaya picked for South Africa tour

Fast bowler Vikum Sanjaya, who has taken 38 wickets from 17 first-class matches, is the surprise inclusion in Sri Lanka's Test squad to South Africa

08-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

The everlasting airport SIM-card machine blues

Our correspondent struggles with technology in New Zealand, then with the lack of it, and ponders the lax application of ecologically sound policies

01-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

De Grandhomme, Southee lead in whitewash

Marks out of ten for each of New Zealand's players, following their 2-0 series win against Pakistan at home

30-Nov-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Bowlers stand out for average Pakistan

Marks out of ten for each of Pakistan's players, following their series loss against New Zealand

30-Nov-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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