Fernando relishing Australian challenge
Dilhara Fernando has promised that he and his fellow Sri Lankan pace bowlers will give the Australian batsmen “something special” in the two-Test series this November. The side’s pace attack, traditionally a weakness, is at its strongest ever and Fernando believes Sri Lanka have their best chance yet to win a Test in Australia. Read more
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