England have been warned to expect a war of attrition in Sri Lanka, with the country’s new head coach, Mickey Arthur, also keen to unleash one of the brightest young spin talents he has seen during the upcoming Test series.
Arthur held talks with Ashley Giles over England’s head coach vacancy last year but, after Chris Silverwood got the nod to replace Trevor Bayliss, the 51-year-old signed on with Sri Lanka in December – his fourth such role in international cricket. It followed three years in charge of Pakistan, a rollercoaster spell in which they rose to No 1 Test team in the world, won the 2017 Champions Trophy in England and embarked on a hot streak of 11 series wins in Twenty20 cricket that made his removal before this year’s World Cup in the shortest format a surprise.
Written by Ali Martin
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/07/mickey-arthur-sri-lanka-england under the title “Sri Lanka’s Mickey Arthur: ‘England can expect some tough cricket’”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
