New Zealand put World Cup behind them to focus on Tests

Ratnayake replaces Chandika as Sri lanka head coach

COLOMBO, Aug 13, (AP): A month after a painfully close defeat in the World Cup final, New Zealand will finally be able to move on when they start a twomatch Test series against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Cricket’s new Test championship began with the Ashes series between England and Australia. Sri Lanka and New Zealand contest the second series of the championship. Points accumulated from now will decide the teams for the finals in 2021. New Zealand cricket captain Kane Williamson (right), speaks as his Sri Lankan counterpart Dimuth Karunaratne sits next to him during a media briefing on the eve of their first Test cricket match in Galle, Sri Lanka on

Aug 13. (AP)