Rumesh Ratnayake

If the short-term role goes well, there is a possibility Malinga could return for other assignments

Australia's most recent visit to the ground was not a happy one

Ratnayake will be assisted by former first-class batter Ruwin Peiris, who will be with the team as interim batting coach

Pakistan progressed at a run rate of 3.76 through the 90 overs they faced on Saturday, taking firm control of the Karachi Test

The coach wants the team to focus on the types of surfaces they will encounter in Australia next year after their 3-0 defeat

The Sri Lanka coach lavished praise on Pakistan, calling the hospitality the visitors had received "a privilege"

Sri Lanka coach said he hoped this series would encourage more Sri Lankan players to tour Pakistan

Sri Lanka's acting coach is wary of the fifth-day wicket but says there is belief as well from the team's successful chases in South Africa

A few months of his leadership appear, against all expectation, to have steadied the national team

Pressure mounts on Hathurusingha but he has a solid contract that runs up to end of 2020

Sri Lanka fast-bowling coach Rumesh Ratnayake admitted it was rare to see so many instances of batsmen being hit on the helmet in one match

Having had their bowling stocks severely depleted over the past two weeks, Sri Lanka's bowling coach Rumesh Ratnayake hopes the conditions allow batsmen to take some of the pressure off the bowlers

Senior paceman was forced to shoulder additional responsibility following the injury to Lahiru Kumara

The performance of the Indian bowlers on their recent Test tour has given the visiting Sri Lankans a lot of confidence

Sri Lanka's frontline quicks looked ordinary as a unit, taking 5 for 359 between them as New Zealand claimed total control of the first Test

Where in the past Sri Lanka sides have sworn that positivity and fearlessness mark their route out of a bad stretch of results, it is smarts that has produced improvements, according to bowling coach Rumesh Ratnayake

In the other camp, Sri Lanka bowling coach Ratnayake praised Lakmal, saying his spell was among the best he has seen "in a long time", but was also wary that batting would be equally difficult for his team on this surface

Rumesh Ratnayake's appointment does not have any immediate impact on Chaminda Vaas, who is the fast-bowling coach presenting working with the national team

Former fast bowler Rumesh Ratnayake, a coaching consultant with Sri Lanka, has called for the team's bowlers to show more flexibility on the field, as he looks to fix an attack that has looked toothless in recent games