By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka lost two wickets for 53 runs chasing 482 to win when bad light brought an early end to the third day’s play of the second test at Lords after England had been bowled out for 251 in a splendid job by the Lankan bowlers whose bogey man...

By Srian Obeyesekere In another customary back to the wall defiance, young lower order batsman Kamindu Mendis loomed Sri Lanka’s main run source by another back to the wall effort of 74 off 120 balls  consuming 161 minutes in a top gear assault of 8 boundaries...

By Srian Obeyesekere Joe Root proved to be the big thorn to Sri Lanka as in the first test striking a brilliant 143 in an England score of 358 for 7  for a record 33rd test century to becoming England’s joint highest century equaling Alistair Cook’s record to...

By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka will have to address several weak areas that undid them in the first test at Old Trafford, perhaps more than anything the fact of nipping in the bud of a second potential support bowler for Asitha Fernando and Prabath Jayasuriya where...

By Srian Obeyesekere Kamindu Mendis defied the England attack to his third test century in only his fourth game in crowning the magical feat in the excellence of brilliant counter attack in a resurrecting 117-seventh-wicket bonding with Dinesh Chandimal who shrugged...