An outstanding record in one-day internationals has not brought equal success in Test cricket to this combative left-hand batsman. He has had a poor run in the Test series so far, failing to convert good starts into productive innings. A brilliant fielder, he has held some brilliant catches in the series, but the catch he dropped off Dilhara Fernando to reprieve Sourav Ganguly in the second innings of the Kandy Test was the last nail in the Sri Lankan coffin. He seems to take it all philosophically ­ You win some, lose some, indeed.