Former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara has described the innings defeat his side suffered in the first Test against England in Cardiff, as horrendous.
The Test was headed for a draw as both the teams scored more than 400 runs in their respective first innings but Sri Lanka lose wickets in a heap in the second innings to lose the match by an innings and 14 runs.
"Disappointing is an understatement as far as our batting is concerned. We were horrendous. We know it and have accepted that. No one tries to have a performance like that. We have to take responsibility for that. I think Cardiff was a tough lesson for us and an important one for us as a team," Sangakkara said on ICC Cricket World Radio Show.
The left-handed batsman, however, said they have enough depth in their bowling to do well in the second Test, starting on Friday at Lord's.
"We have a different bowling attack than England. It is a bit of guile, swing, seam and we need to bowl to our plans. We have a lot of ability and a lot of variation. How best to use that is something we will try to answer in the next five days," he said.
The Test was headed for a draw as both the teams scored more than 400 runs in their respective first innings but Sri Lanka lose wickets in a heap in the second innings to lose the match by an innings and 14 runs.
The left-handed batsman, however, said they have enough depth in their bowling to do well in the second Test, starting on Friday at Lord's.
"We have a different bowling attack than England. It is a bit of guile, swing, seam and we need to bowl to our plans. We have a lot of ability and a lot of variation. How best to use that is something we will try to answer in the next five days," he said.
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