Jayasuriya named Sri Lanka coach for England series

Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed Sri Lanka's interim men's caput coach aft Chris Silverwood resigned successful June.

Silverwood, 49, stepped down aft nan team's early group-stage exit from nan T20 World Cup.

Former Sri Lanka skipper Jayasuriya, 55, will coach nan squad connected their three-Test circuit of England successful August and September.

That is arsenic acold arsenic nan statement extends for now.

"I person been asked to return complete coaching and I americium happy to do it," Jayasuriya told AFP.

This is Jayasuriya's first high-profile coaching role, having antecedently been a nationalist selector for Sri Lanka. He has been serving arsenic a cricket advisor for nan team.

Sri Lanka Cricket main executive Ashley de Silva said: "Sanath, pinch his wealthiness of world cricketing experience, is good positioned to guideline nan nationalist squad until we find a imperishable solution."

As a player, all-rounder Jayasuriya represented Sri Lanka 586 times, competing internationally for nan past clip successful 2011.