Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni should send his Sri Lankan counterpart Angelo Matthews a crate of his favourite tipple immediately. And as a further gesture of gratitude the BCCI, with the new found wealth they'll inherit following the recent ICC 'big three' deal, should offer to pay off all the Sri Lankan Board's debt.


England captain Alastair Cook during Day Four of 2nd Test against Sri Lanka at the Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds recently. Pic/Getty Images 

That's how big a favour the Sri Lankans have done India on the eve of their Test series in England. Not only did Sri Lanka beat England in their recently completed series, they prised open serious cracks in the host's "brave new world". The biggest of those fissures is right at the top; Alistair Cook's captaincy has gone from bad in Australia to worse in England.