Mathews won’t ‘run away’ from Sri Lanka captaincy

AFP, CARDIFF: Angelo Mathews said he had no intention of quitting as Sri Lanka captain after yet another crushing defeat by England.
Sri Lanka lost the fifth and final one-day international by 122 runs in Cardiff on Saturday as England took the series 3-0, with one tie and one no result, following their 2-0 success in the preceding three-Test campaign.
England, sent into bat by Mathews in the Welsh capital, made 324 for seven with Joe Root (93) and Jos Buttler (70) putting on 109 for the fifth wicket.
Sri Lanka never looked like chasing down a target of 325 and were bowled out for 202 with 44 balls to spare.
Dinesh Chandimal (53) and Danushka Gunathilaka (48) were the only Sri Lanka batsmen to make much impression Saturday, with left-arm quick David Willey (four for 34) taking wickets at both ends of the innings.
Sri Lanka, whose two wins this tour have come in a pair of one-day internationals in Ireland, will have one last chance for a victory on English or Welsh soil on their current trip when they face England in a lone Twenty20 at Southampton on Tuesday.
“There will be good times as well as bad,” said Mathews, who became Test and one-day skipper in 2013 before taking on the T20 leadership just before this year's World Twenty20 in India.
“This is a tough time for me as a captain and for the whole unit but you can't run away from it," added the 29-year-old all-rounder.
“I'm pretty sure if we keep improving day-by-day we can come out of this hole,” he insisted.

Mathews wont run away from Sri Lanka captaincy

AFP, CARDIFF: Angelo Mathews said he had no intention of quitting as Sri Lanka captain after yet another crushing defeat by England. Sri Lanka lost the fifth and final one-day international by 122 runs in Cardiff on Saturday as England took the series 3-0, with one tie and one no result, following their 2-0 success in the preceding three-Test campaign. England, sent into bat by Mathews in the Welsh capital, made 324 for seven with Joe Root (93) and Jos Buttler (70) putting on 109 for the fifth wicket. Sri Lanka never looked like chasing down a target of 325 and were bowled out for 202 with 44 balls to spare. Dinesh Chandimal (53) and Danushka Gunathilaka (48) were the only Sri Lanka batsmen to make much impression Saturday, with left-arm quick David Willey (four for 34) taking wickets at both ends of the innings. Sri Lanka, whose two wins this tour have come in a pair of one-day internationals in Ireland, will have one last chance for a victory on English or Welsh soil on their current trip when they face England in a lone Twenty20 at Southampton on Tuesday. There will be good times as well as bad, said Mathews, who became Test and one-day skipper in 2013 before taking on the T20 leadership just before this years World Twenty20 in India. This is a tough time for me as a captain and for the whole unit but you cant run away from it, added the 29-year-old all-rounder. Im pretty sure if we keep improving day-by-day we can come out of this hole, he insisted.