The home side captain Mahela Jayawardene understandably had little doubt about his team's success in the second Test which starts today at the P Sara as he expressed determination while talking to reporters at the Nondescript Cricket Club ground under heavy shower.

"I think it is an ideal situation for us to confirm the series. But I feel we can still improve in all three departments. One area that we can definitely improve is converting those hundreds into 150s and 200s. That'll give our bowlers the ideal platform," said Jayawardene, whose side won the first Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) by an innings and 234 runs.

"In patches we bowled off target and gave away too many boundary deliveries. We weren't as consistent as we would have liked. In fielding we can always improve. There were a few catches that went down and we can always create the pressure by a run-out or two," he added.

Praising Bangladesh's third day performance in the first Test, the young skipper said that the Tigers had a lack of purpose in the longer-version game.

"The conditions we played Bangladesh last time were different and the team is also not the same. We had that series over there and since then, we have an improved side. I guess the Bangladeshis are heading in the right direction but they have a lack of determination. A bit more commitment from the players could help them," he observed.

"The positive for them would have been their batting on the third day, having said that the third day was probably the best to bat on that wicket. So they enjoyed the conditions," he remarked.

But the right-hander warned that the condition would not be same at P Sara, the home ground of spin wizard Muttiah Muralidaran, who as usual, was the wrecker-in-chief with a match haul of nine wickets.

"It's Murali's home wicket and he had a brief chat to the groundsman this morning. I also had a look at the wicket. It looks a very hard and firm wicket and hopefully a good one as well. We haven't played much cricket there," he explained.