But yet he managed.

"It was disappointing and again we need to find a way to bat better. You need to give credit to their bowlers. They are doing exceptionally well. We are not playing as well as we need to. We are struggling to cope with the bounce and the Sri Lankan fast bowlers are really exposing that," said the Australian, who always loves to find positives and whose side is on the brink of another embarrassing series whitewash.

"If we are to move forward as a batting side we need to come out with a way to overcome it. The only way to do that is when you go back home you need to have pitches prepared in a way that prepares us better to face the bouncing ball. Even in the Test matches the extra bounce was the major problem," the frustrated coach observed.

The Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayewardene and man of the match Sanath Jayasuriya also echoed the Bangladesh coach's sentiment that batting was not so easy in this surface.

"The ball was not coming on that well in this wicket especially in the latter part and it was a bit difficult to play shots. The overnight rains and the overcast condition all through the day made the pitch difficult for the batsmen, " said the Lankan skipper adding that they had wanted to finish quickly thus losing wickets in the process.

He praised his predecessor Sanath Jayasuriya highly for his fine achievement in one-day cricket.

"It's a great achievement when you look back and see that no one has done it. Sanath has done it in a very quiet manner. He hasn't taken a lot of credit for the work he has done for Sri Lanka cricket," he said.

"Batting-wise a lot of people have recognised him, not many have recognised his capabilities with the ball. He's made a huge difference to our team over the last 10-12 years with his bowling," he added.

On the other hand champion all-rounder Jayasuriya was a little bit surprised that he could manage four wickets in the match.

"The wicket was not easy for batting but still I never thought of getting four wickets today," said the most capped one-day player, who is the only the player has 12,000 runs and 300 wickets in ODIs. The dashing left-hander also struggled during his 39-ball 24-run innings.

"It's tough to get 300 wickets and score over 12,000 runs. Its hard work and a lot of sacrifices in your career. It's not easy because I am not a wicket-taking bowler what I always try to check the runs for my team. Somebody who wants to achieve that feat will have to work really hard and be lucky," observed the 38-year old dashing batsmen cum left-arm slow bowler.

"Some of my best bowling had been in the 1996 World Cup against England and against India in the semifinals. I went through a rather lean patch in my bowling and when I was in India the last time I got some help from Bruce Yardley which really worked," he informed.