CHRIS ADAMS TO JOIN SL TEAM AS CONSULTANT

Sri Lanka has decided to obtain the services of former England player and coach Chris Adams for a two-month period during the tour of England as a consultant.

On June 17 last year, Adams along with his first team coach Ian Salisbury was sacked by Surrey County Cricket Club after being their cricket manager for five years.

The 43 year old Adams played five Tests and five One-day Internationals between 1998 and 2000 for England and was an aggressive right-handed batsman, occasional right-arm off-spin

Having represented Derbyshire from 1988 to 1996, Adams moved to Sussex as their captain in 1997 and is on record as the longest serving county captain in Sussex's history.

bowler and specialist slip fielder. He also played first-class cricket for Derbyshire and Sussex.

Having represented Derbyshire from 1988 to 1996, Adams moved to Sussex as their captain in 1997 and is on record as the longest serving county captain in Sussex's history. Sussex has won the County Champion- ship titles in 2003, 2006 and 2007 under his captaincy, and was one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2004.

SLC ex-co had given the go ahead yesterday to their selection committee chairman Sanath Jayasuriya to negotiate further with Adams who had reportedly asked US $ 20,000 for the two-month stint.