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Sri Lankan Cricket Tour of England: Andrew in Q & A with Sanath<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Q and A between Andrew and Sanath<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n
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Sanath<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Jayasuriya<\/a>\u00a0is Sri Lanka\u2019s coach only in an interim capacity, as they prepare for their biggest Test series of the year. He was appointed after former coach Chris Silverwood declined to renew his contract at the end of June. Jayasuriya has tasted some success in the job so far, with Sri Lanka\u00a0beating India 2-0<\/a>\u00a0in the ODI series earlier this month. He spoke to ESPNcricinfo about the challenges that England, and Bazball, will present over the next few weeks.<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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As someone who routinely took attacks apart, including in England, in the Test format, what do you make of Bazball?<\/b><\/span>
\nYou get various styles depending on the time. Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist did it too during our time. This is something similar to what we have had in the past. There has just been some media publicity that this is something new. They try to play attacking cricket from the outset, but the end goal is to get to those totals of 300 or 400.<\/span><\/div>\n
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As someone who used to often put the opposition under pressure with your aggression, what can Sri Lanka do when England attack them?<\/b><\/span>
\nIt\u2019s in the first ten overs that there will be the most pressure I think. If you look historically, they have been attacking in that first ten overs and getting runs on the board quickly. We have got some plans to counter that. And we know this is how they will play.<\/span><\/div>\n
We have to bowl in the right places, and if they hit the good balls, that\u2019s okay. We need to identify the right lengths given the conditions. There will be times when we need to cover the areas of the field where they are attacking, to cut down the boundaries.<\/span><\/div>\n
This is the first time since 1998 that Sri Lanka are playing in England late in the summer. To what extent will that help?<\/b><\/span>
\nThe fact that we have got a late-summer tour is great, because a lot of wickets have been used a lot, and there\u2019s more sunshine at this time of year. It\u2019s more similar to our conditions than the early summer tours. I have made sure the players know it\u2019s a great opportunity.<\/span><\/div>\n
You have been a consultant at the High Performance Centre since December, before being the interim coach. Could you explain more about what that role entails?<\/b><\/span>
\nWhen Chris Silverwood was still the coach, my job with the national team was to consult with Chris and decide the team, to address any communication gaps with the players, and to share my experience with Chris. After his contract ended I got the India tour and England tours as interim coach.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cThe fact that we have got a late-summer tour is great, because a lot of wickets have been used a lot\u2026 It\u2019s more similar to our conditions\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
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We had a bit of responsibility during the India series, because they sent a full side. We backed our strengths and figured out our advantages, then played to those. I managed players and the coaches. On the coaching side, there was some fine-tuning to do, and the players also had to be motivated. I tried to create an environment of freedom, with the encouragement to play their natural games.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
We played really well in that ODI series and beat India for the first time in 27 years. It\u2019s not something I can do myself. I had support from the other staff and SLC.\u00a0Kumar Sangakkara<\/a>\u00a0also brought Zubin Bharucha [Rajasthan Royals team director] to run a programme for the batters, and\u00a0Lasith Malinga<\/a>\u00a0was also involved in advising the bowlers. I\u2019m very grateful to Sangakkara and Malinga. We need that help and we need all of them to keep contributing.<\/span><\/div>\n
What are Sri Lanka\u2019s strengths going into this series?<\/b><\/span>
\nWe have an experienced batting order. Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dinesh Chandimal \u2013 they have all played a lot of cricket. We have the personnel there, but we need to fight hard. If you play six or seven batters, only two or three will perform for sure. If they get a start they need to play big innings. They know they have that responsibility on challenging wickets.<\/span><\/div>\n
Everyone should play their natural game, but once you get that start, there are places where you need to break things down a little, and either bat quickly, or slow down for a bit. When the ball gets older, it can still seam here, which is the uniqueness of the Duke ball.<\/span><\/div>\n

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