Reinstated skipper Mahela Jayawardene says Sri Lanka can
overcome a week of turmoil and do what India couldn't - challenge Australia on
home soil.The World Cup runners-up arrive in Canberra today ahead of tomorrow's
match with the PM's XI at Manuka Oval still stinging from a less-than-perfect
start to its one-day international tour, losing to a Victorian 2nd XI by 23
runs in Melbourne yesterday.
Sri Lanka was rocked last week when Tillakaratne Dilshan
stepped down as captain after just nine months in the job, coach Geoff Marsh
following him out the door two days later.Jayawardene led his country from 2004
until 2009 and is doing his best to separate the off-field dramas from the task
at hand.
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