{"id":152322,"date":"2026-04-07T10:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=152322"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:05:14","slug":"sri-lanka-head-coach-siddons-looks-to-set-style-of-play-in-bangladesh-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=152322","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka head coach Siddons looks to set style of play in Bangladesh tour"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The newly-appointed Sri Lanka women\u2019s cricket team head coach Jamie Siddons on Tuesday urged the players to work hard to improve their skill sets to compete more meaningfully against top teams like India, Australia and England.<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka will come across England, New Zealand and the West Indies in the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup later this year, and Siddons wanted to see a tangible improvement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just think we need to develop more skills, hit the ball hard, score more boundaries without being reckless,\u201d he told reporters here.<\/p>\n

This will be Siddons\u2019 first stint with a women\u2019s team, having had a long record of coaching men\u2019s cricket sides, including Bangladesh from 2007-11.<\/p>\n

His sole international appearance for Australia came in 1988 in an ODI against Pakistan.<\/p>\n

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Siddons said he was aware that Sri Lanka had fared poorly in the last two women\u2019s World Cups, winning a single match.
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Siddons said he was aware that Sri Lanka had fared poorly in the last two women\u2019s World Cups, winning a single match.
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Siddons said his first task would be to guide the tea during its tour to Bangladesh starting on April 20. \u201cThat is where we will look to set our style of play\u201d, he said referring to the three-match T20 and ODI series.<\/p>\n

Siddons said he was aware that Sri Lanka had fared poorly in the last two women\u2019s World Cups, winning a single match.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is where we need to see how we can perform better,\u201d Siddons said.<\/p>\n

He said currently India, Australia, New Zealand and England are the top teams and Sri Lanka was looking forward to doing well against England in the opening match of the World Cup in June.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are focusing on the first game against England, on their home ground and home soil,\u201d Siddons said.<\/p>\n

Siddons took over from Ramesh Ratnayake, who led the women\u2019s team to victory in the 2024 Asia Cup final beating India.<\/p>\n

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