"Ashraful's unbeaten 129 was the best knock under the conditions but Bangladesh were not under pressure then. They probably knew the outcome and Ashraful just played himself in. But you don't forget that the match finished within three days. Don't you think there is need for more competitiveness in Test cricket?" responded Jayawardene in his own way after his Bangladesh counterpart took the limelight.

He was also critical over the position of Mohammad Ashraful who batted at number six.

"The thing is Ashraful batted at number six. When you do that the side is gone and I must say the best player should be batting up in the order and take more responsibilities. But the credit should go to Ashraful and the other guys."

Not surprised by Bangladesh's fightback in second innings of the both games, he said, "We knew they have the talent. Even in the first Test's second innings their top order batted really well. It was for us to create pressure and opportunities. When we do that we get wickets but sometimes when we don't get those half chances going our way and not creating opportunities you have to be patient and wait for it to happen," he said.

Despite the comfortable series victory he said that they are always trying to improve in every game and looking forward to the third and final Test.

"If you are not put under pressure it's quite easy for us to take things easy. But if we focus on us improving ourselves challenging individually to be better cricketers, we will always push ourselves to come up with good performances. We hope that the Kandy wicket will be more lively than Colombo and we are looking forward to this game despite the series victory," he issued the warning for the Tigers.

Bangladesh interim coach Shaun Williams, who was sitting beside Mahela during the post-match briefing, said that they have to find an answer in their first innings if they want to be competitive in the next Test.

"First innings was an embarrassment. It was good to see the way Ashraful and Mushfiqur batted in the second innings but we have to be better in the first innings," said the Australian.

"Whether the guys are nervous on Day One I am not sure. It is something we need to look at. The context of the game changes when you bat poorly in the first innings and then there is a big total facing you.

"Our bowers need to be more consistent and we need to bowl in better areas for longer periods. It's a tough ask when we haven't scored enough runs. We need to bat better and if we do that the bowlers will lift their standards as well," he added.

The Bangladesh think-tank is all set to strengthen their batting as Tushar Imran will join the team before the third match. It was learned that Bangladesh will go into the final game with just three specialist bowlers.