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.