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Chandimal century as Sri Lanka frustrate England

DURHAM, England: Dinesh Chandimal completed a fine century as Sri Lanka continued to hold up England's bid to clinch the series by moving on to 403 for six at lunch on the fourth day of the second test in Durham on Monday.

The touring side, crushed in the opening test and bowled out for 101 in the first innings, are six runs ahead in the match after losing only one wicket in the morning session.

Chandimal, badly dropped by wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow off James Anderson on 69, was 108 not out at the interval with Rangana Herath on 37.

Sri Lanka had resumed on 309 for five and England's only success was the dismissal of Milinda Siriwardana for 35, well caught by Alex Hales at third slip off Anderson to end a sixth-wicket partnership of 92.

Anderson found the inside edge of Chandimal's bat but Bairstow spilled a simple chance and the 26-year-old right-hander took full advantage, reaching his sixth test hundred with a thick outside edge for four off Chris Woakes.

Terry backs Mourinho to succeed at Manchester United

Chelsea captain John Terry expects Jose Mourinho to be a success at Manchester United, saying the Portuguese is the right manager to lead the 13-time Premier League champions back into contention for major honours.

Mourinho, who was named as Louis van Gaal's successor on Friday, will hope to usher in a return to the glory days the club's fans took for granted until Alex Ferguson ended his trophy-laden 26-year tenure with his retirement in 2013.

Terry won eight trophies under Mourinho during the 53-year-old coach's two spells at Stamford Bridge.

"It's fantastic news for Manchester United," Terry said at a charity event on Sunday.

"I'm sure that United's fans and players will be delighted with that because, as I've said many times before, he's the best manager I've worked under... He'll be great for Manchester United, I'm sure."

With a host of highly coveted managers, including Pep Guardiola at Manchester City and Antonio Conte at Chelsea, set to ply their trade in England's top-flight next season, Terry expects exciting times ahead.

"I think it's great for English football... Jose and Pep Guardiola up in Manchester, Conte coming to Chelsea," the defender added.

"There's real fight amongst the managers who'll be eager to start well so I think it will be interesting times."

United midfielder Michael Carrick has urged Mourinho to prioritise results over an attractive style of play despite British media reporting Van Gaal lost his job because of his side's poor quality of football during his two-year reign.

"There is going to be change, without doubt. He is coming in and he is his own man, he's got an unbelievable track record. I know there is a lot of talk about styles, but it is about winning," Carrick told British media.

"You have to be number one, you have to be winning trophies, and if you can do that with a bit of style and a bit of flair then obviously that's the perfect match but, first and foremost, it is about winning and getting back on top."

United missed out on Champions League qualification for the second time in the last three seasons after they finished fifth in the table. However, they did win the FA Cup in Van Gaal's final game in charge, a 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace.

Don't call me Warney, says Australia prospect Zampa
MELBOURNE: Australia's search for a successor to Shane Warne is yet to bear fruit nearly a decade after he retired, so Adam Zampa is naturally wary about comparisons with the leg-spinning great.

The 24-year-old has been picked in Australia's squad for the triangular one-day international tournament in the Caribbean and will battle off-spinner Nathan Lyon and slow-bowling all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for a place against West Indies and South Africa.

Unheralded only a few months ago, Zampa first made his mark in the most unusual of circumstances when he 'ran out' a batsman with his nose when playing for Melbourne Stars in Australia's 'Big Bash' league.

A good performance in the that tournament led to a spot in Australia's World Twenty20 squad and after making his ODI debut against New Zealand in February, Zampa impressed in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at new franchise Rising Pune Supergiants.

His bowling action and run-up have been compared to Warne's, which has further fuelled the hype, but the New South Welshman says that is where the similarities end.

"There's only ever going to be one Shane Warne," Zampa told Australian media.

"The attributes he had, how strong he was, his leg-spinner was unbelievable and to be able to bowl that leg-spinner for as long as he did for five days for his whole career was something unbelievable.

"People do look at me and think I look a lot like him but I think the only thing that would be similar is the smoother run-up. It's a nice comparison but I don't really think about it that way."

FAILED EXPERIMENTS

Since Warne's retirement after the final Ashes test against England in 2007, Australian selectors have barely flirted with leg-spin.

Victorian Bryce McGain lasted one test in 2009, promptly discarded after going wicketless for 149 runs against South Africa in Cape Town.

Early in his career, incumbent captain Steve Smith was picked as a leg-spinning all-rounder against England in the 2010-11 series but later shelved his bowling to concentrate on becoming an elite batsman.

Left-arm wrist-spinner Beau Casson briefly stepped into the spotlight when he was selected for a match against West Indies on the 2008 tour but duly fell into a form rut and was never looked at again.

Lyon has since cemented himself as Australia's premier slow bowler and Zampa missed out on a place in the test squad to tour Sri Lanka in July and August.

Zampa, however, hopes to impress ahead of next year's tour of India, where he has shown his comfort with South Asian pitches.

"The white ball at the moment is probably something I'm concentrating on but if I keep improving, I feel like it doesn't matter what format you're playing," he said.

Australia play the first ODI against West Indies in Providence, Guyana on June 5.