Ashantha de Mel

Sri Lanka chief selector Ashantha de Mel put a positive spin on the side's World Cup campaign as they returned home

Ashantha de Mel, the team manager, has written to the governing body, but says he hasn't received a reply yet

They are low on confidence, their ODI form has hit a terrible trough, and on Tuesday they travel to a bogey venue to meet fearless opponents who have little to lose

Ashantha de Mel was appointed as team manager and selector-on-tour for the World Cup and had clashed earlier with the coach over selection choices

Dinesh Chandimal looks back at his 18 stop-start months in charge

The committee, which has been formed just six months from the World Cup, also includes Brendon Kuruppu, Hemantha Wickramaratne and Chaminda Mendis

Sri Lanka chief selector Ashantha de Mel has said that the national selection committee may streamline the selection of teams, and have a separate squad for Twenty20s

As long as the country's cricket is in the hands of politicians and the self-serving, there is little hope for the team

Ashantha de Mel, the former Sri Lanka fast bowler, has been named the chairman of the country's new selection panel, which replaced the one headed by Duleep Mendis

Former Sri Lankan captain Aravinda de Silva has been named chairman of a new four-member national selection committee by sports minister

Sanath Jayasuriya has been told by Sri Lanka's selectors that his performances on the tour of India will be close evaluated with an eye on the 2011 World Cup

Ashantha de Mel, Sri Lanka's chief selector, has said that the poor fielding has let the team down in the ODI series against India

Marvan Atapattu talks about his current exile from the national team and says he has lost his respect for the national selectors

Marvan Atapattu, the former Sri Lanka captain, is unlikely to make the team for the tour of Australia after refusing to attend a meeting with the selectors

Ashantha de Mel, Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors, has backed the Indian Cricket League, urging Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), which has hitherto threatened players with bans if they participate in the ICL, to soften its stance

The Sri Lankan sports minister, Gamini Lokuge, reshuffled the national selection committee on Tuesday

Former captain Marvan Atapattu is set to make a comeback to Test cricket after a long lay off

Marvan Atapattu is likely to play his first Test in 18 months when Bangladesh visits

The row between the sports ministry and the Sri Lankan cricket board continues