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Jasper Bruce

Player of the series Smith downplays elbow issue

Steve Smith insists he did not seriously aggravate his elbow injury on the morning he was named player of the series for inspiring a 2-0 Test whitewash of Sri Lanka.

The stand-in captain beat out the series' leading wicket-taker Matt Kuhnemann (16 scalps at 17.18) to claim the honour after Australia clinched a nine-wicket win in the second Test in Galle.

Smith underlined his status as Australia's master of the subcontinent, scoring two centuries from as many innings to help the tourists seal a first series win in Sri Lanka since 2011.

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