Sri Lanka's situation on this tour is slightly different in that the five first-choice players back home were all injured, and so this is the strongest possible side.

This article is for subscribers only. Cranks are considered cranks for a reason. That is the lesson from Sri Lanka, which has halted payments of its foreign debt and warned that it may default.

Victory is almost always the goal in sporting endeavour, but missing key players, and pulled in for a surprise series out of the cold, this Sri Lanka team says they have instead set their sights ...

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But the fact is that two cherished heterodox theories from fringe activists became official policy in Sri Lanka and, within two years, they brought the country to the brink of default and ruin.

Sri Lanka's situation on this tour is slightly different in that the five first-choice players back home were all injured, and so this is the strongest possible side.

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But the fact is that two cherished heterodox theories from fringe activists became official policy in Sri Lanka and, within two years, they brought the country to the brink of default and ruin.