Test Cricket Tour - Sri Lanka to Australia 2012-13

Test Cricket Tours - Sri Lanka to Australia 2012-13

Tour of Australia 2012-13              Captain: Mahela Jayawardene

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Sri Lanka’s 48th Test tour
(December 2012 -
          January 2013)

Sixth Test-playing tour of Australia by Sri Lanka
(previous tour 2007-08)

Mahela Jayawardene stepped down from the Sri Lankan captaincy at the end of the one-day series

S U M M A R Y      I N      P R E P A R A T I O N

Other Sri Lankan Tours

Previous tour
To South Africa 2011-12

Next tour
To Zimbabwe 2013cancelled
To UAE v Pakistan 2013-14

Next Australian tour
2016

Members of the Test tour party (16 + 2)

Opening batsmen: Tharanga Paranavita, Dimuth Karunaratne.
Middle-order batsmen: Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Angelo Mathews, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara (replaced byLahiru Thirimanne), Dinesh Chandimal
Wicket-keeper: Prasanna Jayawardene
Spin bowlers: Rangana Herath, Suraj Randiv
Fast bowlers: Shaminda Eranga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dhammika Prasad, Nuwan Pradeep, Chanaka Welegedera (replaced bySuranga Lakmal).

L D Chandimal
NCC
23
RHB     reserve WK
ODI

T M Dilshan
Bfd
36
RHB opener     OB
ODI

R M S Eranga
CM
26
RMF
ODI

R K Herath
TU
33
SLA
ODI

M D Jayawardene
SSC
35
RHB     captain
ODI

P W Jayawardene
Bfd
33
WK

D M Karunaratne
SSC
24
LHB opener

M D N Kulasekara
Ct
30
RFM
ODI

A D Mathews
Ct
25
RHB   RFM   vice-captain and T20 captain
ODI

N T Paranavitana
SSC
30
LHB opener

A N Pradeep (Fernando)
Bf'd
26
RFM

K T G D Prasad
SSC
29
RFM

S Randiv
B’fd
27
OB

T T Samaraweera
SSC
36
RHB

K C Sangakkara
NCC
35
LHB

C A Welegedera
TU
31
LFM

A Dananjaya
ODI

R A S Lakmal
ODI

S L Malinga
ODI

Jeevan Mendis
ODI

Ajantha Mendis
ODI

M D Kushal Perera
ODI

T C Perera
ODI

W U Tharanga
ODI

L Thirimanne
ODI

Average age of team at time of first Test match
(14 December 2012) :
30 yrs 6 months.

Representation of clubs :

Bfd : Bloomfield (4)
CM : Chilaw Marians (1)
Ct: Colts Cricket Club (2)
NCC: Nondescripts (2)
SSC: Sinhalese Sports Club (5)
TU: Tamil Union (2)

Key to type :
LHB left-hand bat,
LBG leg break and googly bowler,
OB off break,
SLA slow left-arm bowler,
RFM right arm fast medium bowler

ODI member of squad

Test Appearances made before the tour

M Jayawardene 134, Sangakkara 112, Dilshan 81, Samaraweera 77, P Jayawardene 49, Herath 41, Paranavitana 31, Mathews 27, Welegedera 18, N Kulasekera 16, Randiv 11, Prasad 10, Chandimal 4, Pradeep 3, Eranga 2, Karunaratne 1

Tour Officials

Charith Senanayake
Team manager
Graham Ford
Coach
Champaka Ramanayaka
Bowling coach
Ruwan Kalpage
Fielding coach
Marvan Atapattu
Batting coach
W.R. Priyadharshana
Masseur
Steve Mount
Physiotherapist
Dharshana Weerasinghe
Fitness trainer

Media Manager

Manager Senanayake was suspended on 14 February 2013, and Michael Zoysa appointed in his place

Selectors

Ashantha de Mel, (chairman), Don Anurasiri and Hemantha Wickremeratne.

Selection

Unavailable:
Tour party Announced: 20 November 2012.
Not selected:   Chamara Kapugedera, Tharina Kaushal.
On stand-by:    Akila Dananjaya, Ajantha Mendis, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne.
One-day squad announced: selected on 28 December awaiting approval from Minister, was named on 2 January.
Mahela Jayawardena, Angelo Mathews, T.M Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Lahiru Thirimanna, Dinesh Chandimal, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thisara Perera, Akila Dhanajaya, Ajantha Mendis, Jeewan Mendis, Suranga Lakmal, Rangana Herath, Kushal Janith Perera, Shaminda Eranga.

Time between selection and departure from Sri Lanka
12 days
(20 November to 2 December)

Travel
London Q Colombo

Departure from Colombo: Sunday 2 December 2012. The tour party arrived in Canberra on 3 December.
Jeevan Mendis, Lasith Malinga and Thisara Perera joined the Sri Lanka squad on Tuesday 8 January, after playing in the Big Bash League. Ajantha Mendis, Akila Dananjaya, and Upul Tharanga came from Sri Lanka to join the one-day squad

Time spent in Australia
   x days
(3 December - depart Host)

On-tour selection panel

Reinforcements (2)

R A S Lakmal
TU
25
RMF
ODI

H D R L Thirimanne
Rag
23
LHB opener
ODI

Prasanna Jayawardene fractured his thumb batting in the second Test at the MCG. Then Kumar Sangakkara also broke his left hand while batting.
The two above players were called up before the third Test because Kumar Sangakkara (broken hand) and Chanaka Welegedera (torn hamstring) were ruled out of the remainder of the tour and returned home early. Lahiru Thirimanne, one of the stand-by players, arrived on 1 January whereas Suranga Lakmal was delayed obtaining visa clearance

Fixtures/Results

(SA Stadium Australia)

a
ϯ Canberra
Crixket Australia Chairman’s XI
Drawn
b
HOBART
AUSTRALIA First Test
LOST 137 r
c
MELBOURNE
AUSTRALIA Second Test
LOST inns 201 r
d
SYDNEY
AUSTRALIA Third Test
LOST 5 w
e
§ Melbourne
Australia (1st ODI)
Lost 107 r
f
§ Adelaide
Australia (2nd ODI)
Won 8 w
g
§ Brisbane
Australia (3rd ODI)
Won 4 w
h
§ Sydney
Australia (4th ODI)
No result
i
§ Hobart
Australia (5th ODI)
Lost 32 r
j
⊕ Sydney (SA)
Australia (1st T20)
Won 5 w
k
⊕ Melbourne
Australia (2nd T20)
Won 2 r

† not first-class
§ one-day international
⊕ T20 international

Time spent in Australia before First Test: 11 days
(3 December - 14 December)

Test appearances on tour

Match Appearances

T Test match
o one-day international
x other match
⊕ T/20 international
∙ played for opposition

W won L lost D drawn   N no result   A abandoned   u unknown result

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
L D Chandimal
x

T
o

o
o
⊕
⊕
T M Dilshan
x
T
T
T
o
o
o
o
o
⊕
⊕
S Eranga
x
T
T

o

R K Herath

T
T
T

o
o

M Jayawardene
x
T
T
T
o
o
o
o
o
⊕
⊕
P Jayawardene
x
T
T

D M Karunaratne
x
T
T
T

N Kulasekera

T

o
o
o
o
o
⊕
⊕
A D Mathews

T
T
T
o
o
o
o
o
⊕
⊕
N T Paranavitana
x

N R Pradeep
x

T

D Prasad
x

T
T

S Randiv
x

T Samaraweera

T
T
T

K C Sangakkara
x
T
T

C A Welegedera
x
T
T

R A S Lakmal

T

L Thirimanne

T
o
o
o
o
o
⊕

A Dananjaya

⊕
S L Malinga

o
o
o
o
o
⊕
⊕
Jeevan Mendis

o
o
o
o
o
⊕
⊕
Ajantha Mendis

o
o

⊕
⊕
M D Kusal Perera

o
o
o
o
⊕
⊕
T C Perera

o
o
o
o
o
⊕
⊕
U Tharanga

o
o
o

D
L
L
L
L
W
W
N
L
W
W

Highlights

• .
• Man.
• S

Tour Summary

F
W
L
D/NR
Aban
Test Matches
3
0
3
0
-
Other first-class matches
0
-
-
-
-
ϯ Minor matches
1
0
0
1
-
§ One-day internationals
5
2
2
1
-
⊕ T/20 internationals
2
2
0
0
-
All Matches
11
4
5
2

F Fixtures   W Won   L Lost   D Drawn   T Tied Canc Cancelled Aban abandoned

Return to Sri Lanka
London Q Colombo

2nd T20 ended 28 Jan at Melbourne

Time away from Sri Lanka
    x days
(December to January)

Finance

Postscript

Mahela Jayawardena stepped down from the captaincy at the end of the Australian tour, the fifth ODI in Hobart being his final match in charge.
Sri Lanka Cricket suspended Charith Senanayake from the post of manager on 13 February 2013 with immediate effect, pending an inquiry into 3 charges against him.   A week later Michael De Zoysa was appointed manager for the following year.
In September 2013 Graham Ford let it be known that he would be standing down as Sri Lanka’s Head Coach after his contract expired in January 2014.
Also on 20 February 2013 Chaminda Vaas was appointed bowling coach and Marvan Atapattu promoted to assistant coach.

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Acknowledgements
To general reading of The Times newspaper digital archive (Gale Group); Jamaica Gleanor archive; National Library of Australia Trove; Papers Past NZ.
From former British Newspaper Library, Colindale and online: The Age, Melbourne Argus, Bangladesh Daily Star, Barbados Advocate, Canberra Times, Daily Telegraph, Dawn, Eastern Daily Press, The Hindu, The Independent (Dhaka), Indian Express, The Island (Lanka), Lahore Times, New Nation, New Zealand Auckland Herald, Sri Lanka Daily News, Stabroek News, Straits Times, Sydney Morning Herald, The Telegraph (Calcutta), Times of India , The Tribune Chandigarh, Trinidad Guardian, The West Australian.
cricketweb.net; ESPN cricinfo; cricket archive; www.cricketcountry; www.coverpoint
Magazines/periodicals including Australian Cricket, B & H West Indies Annual, The Cricketer International, Cricketer Quarterly, Indian Cricket, Indian Cricket Field Annual, Playfair Cricket Monthly, Shell Cricket Almanack of New Zealand, Wisden Cricket Monthly, Wisden Book of Test Cricket, Wisden’s Cricketers’ Almanack.
Men In White, A History of Australian Cricket (Harte), A History of Indian Cricket (Bose), A History of West Indies Cricket (Manley)
Biography and tour books (own collection and at the M.C.C. Library at Lord’s Ground)                                    © ALL CONTENTS OF THE TEST-CRICKET-TOURS.CO.UK WEBSITE ARE COPYRIGHT