Sri Lanka Cricket says former national coach Geoff Marsh has sent a letter of demand over his dismissal five months ago.

Sri Lankan players are unlikely to struggle on bouncy Australian pitches in the upcoming one-day tri-series, also involving India, as they have performed well in similar conditions in South Africa, the island nation's sacked coach Geoff Marsh said.

Legendary Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga on Thursday slammed his country's sacking of Australian coach Geoff Marsh as "disgraceful" and "unprofessional".

Sri Lanka Cricket are set to replace current coach Geoff Marsh with Graham Ford, the former South Africa coach, ESPNcricinfo has learned. An announcement is likely to be made after the one-day series against South Africa.

Sri Lanka is to undertake a major overhaul of its national cricket team and coaching staff ahead of the country's tour of Australia later this month, a media report said on Thursday.

Sri Lanka's Australian cricket coach Geoff Marsh has drawn criticism after the team's loss to Pakistan in the recent Test and ODI series in the UAE with media reports here stating that he was more focussed on his son Shaun's progress in the Aussie team.

Geoff Marsh, the former Australia batsman and coach, has been appointed coach of the Sri Lankan team, filling the vacancy created by Trevor Bayliss' departure after the 2011 World Cup. Marsh's two-year term begins on September 27 and he will not continue coaching the Pune Warriors IPL franchise.

Former Australian opener Geoff Marsh's future as Pune Warriors coach looks uncertain after their dismal show in the fourth edition of Indian Premier League in which the new franchise finished ninth among 10 teams.

Inconsistent batting has let them down in their debut IPL season but Pune Warriors coach Geoff Marsh asserted that his side is a much better than what results show.

Former Australia leg spinner and Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne on Sunday expressed displeasure over Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar's remarks on the pitch at the Sawai Man Singh stadium in Jaipur, which hosted the IPL match between the two sides on Friday.