crap, dilshan axed and they've asked mahela to be captain again.
now, this is good because it's something I've thought they should have done all through dilshan's reign. mahela responded brilliantly to being captain, his average was over 60 when he was captain and he was an astute tactician (usually, he had his moments, not least choosing to field first in australia)
why it's bad is I didn't expect it to happen and I'll now probably be proved an idiot that doesn't know what he's talking about.
ideally mahela can carry it long enough for one to be identified out of the younger players, mathews, tharanga and chandimal would be the obvious choices but they all need a few more years of test cricket, especially seeing as one of them made his debut a month ago and the other isn't even in the test team yet.