Sri Lanka wicket-keeper Kumar Sangakkara claims his side’s poor showing in the one-day series with England will have no bearing on the outcome of the Test series.

England went 1-0 down in the series but showed remarkable character to win the next three matches winning the series 3-2.

The victory sealed England’s first major ODI series win on the sub-continent for 20 years, but Sangakkara thinks things will be different when the first of three Tests begins in Kandy on December 1.

"I must state at the outset the three-Test series between England and Sri Lanka will be very different," Sangakkara said.

"Firstly, Tests are played over five days and there is a lot of time. In the limited-overs game in a matter of 10 to 20 overs a game can change.

"So come December it will be a completely different ball game. At present we have dug ourselves in hole and need to come out of it.

"Credit should go to England as they played to their potential whilst we didn’t play to our potential."