'''[[West Indies cricket team]] are touringtoured [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]]''' for two [[Test cricket|Test matches]] and a [[One-day international|ODI]] tri-series in [[July]] and [[August]] [[2005]]. West Indies was severely depleted owing to a contract dispute, which led to players like [[Brian Lara]], [[Chris Gayle]] and [[Corey Collymore]] refusing to play. Thus, Sri Lanka went into the series as even more overwhelming favourites, their strong game at home and West Indies' poor form - with only one Test win in the last ten attempts. And they confirmed their favourite status, winning both Tests in rather emphatic style, although their batting showed worrying weaknesses against West Indian bowlers who bowled with more heart than talent at times.
