Sri Lankan spirit attracted Ford

Sometimes you could feel that you were having the better of certain teams, but with Sri Lanka you always knew that they would come back fighting. It was that character that excites one about Sri Lankan cricket and their last tour to South Africa showed it. Everyone in South Africa gave them no chance whatsoever as it was tough for them to come and adjust to South African conditions. They were blown away in the first Test and to bounce back by showing unbelievable character, spoke of their toughness. The characteristics that I feared as a coach years ago are still there and that’s exciting.