Members’ End: Fraternising with the enemy, Morkel’s mean streak, retiring in style, singing statues

Sunday Times

TELFORD VICE, Colombo

That Sri Lankans make friendly opponents is well known. Not for them the snottiness of the English, the Australian brand of swagger or the arrogance of the Indians. Instead, they invite visitors home for dinner. Dilruwan Perera did exactly that with Quinton de Kock, Dale Steyn and JP Duminy. The connection? They all played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in last year’s Indian Premier league.

The fraternisation continued on the field at Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) on Fr...