We've to be 'on-guard'

Last week saw a spectacular start to the tour's limited-overs games, with both the T20 Internationals turning into cliff-hangers. With the three-match ODI series due to begin today, a similar sort of contest will be anticipated.
The visitors, who have managed to win just one out of their last five bilateral series, will be looking forward to breaking the trend. A 3-0 win here can take them to the number four spot and put them above England in the ODI rankings.
However, it won't be an easy task for the visitors and as their captain Angelo Mathews put it, they would have to be 'on-guard'.
"Looking at the Test series and the T20s, they played very differently. I thought it was very hard for us in the T20s. They are a young team and a fighting unit. They don't give up at any stage. They almost defended 120 in the last game. We can't go off-guard at any given time," said Mathews in the pre-match press conference.
With the Asia Cup around the corner, Sri Lanka would have ideally liked to try out different strategies in the series. However, such has been the intensity of the tour that the visitors are in no mood of experimentation.
"We want to play our best eleven. It's pretty straight forward; there won't be too many changes. As of now we are not planning to experiment," said Mathews.
With a mere whisker separating the sides in the T20s, Mathews believes that the side that sustains pressure better will take the series.
"There will be tough periods. I think it's about being positive and hanging in there just like in the T20s. Every player has to play their role. Handling situation is going to be the key."