Colombo:
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have appointed a high performance manager, its chief Thilanga Sumathipala said on Monday.
Simon Willis, a 43-year-old Englishmen, will join SLC on a two-year contract.
Sumathipala said the Sri Lanka A team, the development squad, U-23 and U-19 squads will be working under him. All SLC contracted coaches except the national coach would be reporting to him.
The announcement came as Sri Lanka suffered a drubbing at the hands of England in the first Test at Headingley.
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Their reversals began in 2015 with home defeats to India and Pakistan, while also losing the number one ICC T20I rankings earlier this year.
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