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London, Jun 21 : Former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara has claimed to have found 'new ways of winning Tests' after his century in the drawn third and final Test against England.
Sangakkara (119), along with an unbeaten innings of 87 runs from Thilan Samaraweera, helped Sri Lanka defy England in a rain-affected match at the Rose Bowl at Southampton yesterday.
England won the series 1-0 due to their 14-run victory in the first Test in Cardiff.
The Lankans have hit a lean patch since the retirement of legendary off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, and this was the eighth successive Test that they have failed to win.
Sri Lanka managed to take a paltry 29 wickets in the series, along with the humiliating batting collapse in Cardiff.
"Our ambition now has to be to consolidate with the players we have, the ability we have and find new ways of winning Test matches," Sangakkara was quoted as saying by the 'Daily Mail'.
"We don't have Muralitharan anymore, we don't have (Chaminda) Vaas. For us to win, we have to find different avenues. That's the thing for us. Those are the questions we need to answer in the months ahead.
"Our bowlers try their hearts out, there's a lot of effort, but the key is to be patient. To win a Test match, you need to take 20 wickets. That's going to be the key to us going forward," Sangakkara added.
Sangakkara led the side in the absence of new skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan, who suffered from a broken thumb while making 193 in the drawn second Test at Lord's.
But he expects the powerful opener to be fit for the forthcoming internationals against England, beginning with a Twenty20 match in Bristol on Saturday that is the curtain raiser to five One-day Internationals.
--UNI
Sangakkara (119), along with an unbeaten innings of 87 runs from Thilan Samaraweera, helped Sri Lanka defy England in a rain-affected match at the Rose Bowl at Southampton yesterday.
England won the series 1-0 due to their 14-run victory in the first Test in Cardiff.
The Lankans have hit a lean patch since the retirement of legendary off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, and this was the eighth successive Test that they have failed to win.
Sri Lanka managed to take a paltry 29 wickets in the series, along with the humiliating batting collapse in Cardiff.
"Our ambition now has to be to consolidate with the players we have, the ability we have and find new ways of winning Test matches," Sangakkara was quoted as saying by the 'Daily Mail'.
"We don't have Muralitharan anymore, we don't have (Chaminda) Vaas. For us to win, we have to find different avenues. That's the thing for us. Those are the questions we need to answer in the months ahead.
"Our bowlers try their hearts out, there's a lot of effort, but the key is to be patient. To win a Test match, you need to take 20 wickets. That's going to be the key to us going forward," Sangakkara added.
Sangakkara led the side in the absence of new skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan, who suffered from a broken thumb while making 193 in the drawn second Test at Lord's.
But he expects the powerful opener to be fit for the forthcoming internationals against England, beginning with a Twenty20 match in Bristol on Saturday that is the curtain raiser to five One-day Internationals.
--UNI
