Mendis fury at Sri Lanka defeats

Moody will be asked for answers when he returns to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) chief executive Duleep Mendis wants coach Tom Moody and captain Marvan Atapattu to explain their poor performances in New Zealand.

The tourists have lost both games to go 3-0 down in a one-day series which was postponed after the 2004 Asian tsunami.

Atapattu's men also lost the one-day and Test series in India 6-1 and 2-0.

"We are in serious trouble. I can see the body language, and it's clear the team has lost confidence. Mentally they are down," Mendis said in Colombo.

"Moody and Marvan will have to do a lot of explaining. We need to improve, especially in the batting department."

Moody took over as coach in May with the aim of preparing the team for the 2007 World Cup.

Atapattu made 52 in Tuesday's defeat in Christchurch

The team won seven of their first eight one-day games but after losing eight of the next nine Mendis plans to get tough on the players.

He said SLC would make it mandatory for players to spend an entire year in the cricket academy - they currently have to stay for six months.

Pacy wickets will be prepared at non-international grounds to help inexperienced batsmen get used to fast bowling.

After the disastrous India tour, team manager Michael Tissera said in a report that many of the players had become "too complacent".