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| June 19, 2002 | Wednesday | Rabi-us-Sani 7, 1423 |
Sri Lanka eager to salvage pride
MANCHESTER, June 18: Sri Lanka, chastened by losing the Test series in England they had craved for so long, are eager to salvage some measure of pride in the one-day triangular tournament starting next week.
The Sri Lankans now prepare for the one-day series against England and India beginning at Trent Bridge, on June 27.
“The one-day game is always something the boys look forward to,” said Sri Lanka coach Dav Whatmore. “It gives us a fresh opportunity to play a different form of the game, one they all enjoy and have had a fair bit of success at.”
Whatmore acknowledged their disappointment at the results of the test matches but offered a contrasting reason to that of England captain Hussain for the outcome.
Hussain said: “I know Sri Lanka were a bit worried about playing on (typical English) May wickets but apart from the first morning (in the second Test) at Edgbaston we have played on three sub-continent (type) wickets with reverse swing and spin.”
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